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Place and tribal names

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(Onom. = Onomasticon Goedelicum)
(FM. = Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters, ed. O’Donovan)
(Fy. = The Genealogies, Tribes and Customs of Hy-Fiachrach, ed. O’Donovan)
(Tp. = Topographical Poems, ed. O’Donovan)
(Mm. = O’Curry’s Lectures on the Manuscript Materials of Ancient Irish History)
(Au. = Annals of Ulster, ed. Hennessy/MacCarthy)

In addition to the above online sources, identification of the placenames below is based on the Fascicles of the following publication, where available:

HDGP = Historical dictionary of Gaelic placenames (Ó Riain et al.)

The placenames marked with a star (*) below have been identified and appear in the Google Map above.

Aidhne,(Aidne), (Map – Aidne), a territory equivalent to the diocese of Kilmacduagh (Map), in the baronies of Kiltartan, Dunkellin and Loughrea (Map), in the South-West corner of Co. Galway (Fy. p. 52, note l) (HDGP i p. 27, s.n. Aidhne (1)) (Onom. ‘aidhne’), §1

*Cell mic Duaich, ecclesiastical site in Kilmacduagh townland, barony of Kiltartan (Map), Co. Galway, (Fy. p. 36, note f) (FM. iii. p.120, note w) (HDGP iv p. 20, s.n. Ceall Mhic Dhuach) (Onom. ‘c. m. duaich’), §2

*Cluain maccu Nois, ecclesiastical site and former diocesan see, Clonmacnoise townland, barony of Garrycastle (Map), Co. Offaly (FM. i pp. 185-186, note r) (HDGP v p. 133, s.n. Cluain Mac Nóis) (Onom. ‘c. maccu nois’), §3

*(Inis Ainghin), Hareisland in Lough Ree on the River Shannon, barony of Kilkenny West (Map), Co. Westmeath (FM. i pp. 552-553, note x) (Onom. ‘i. ainghin’)

*(Inis Clothrann), Inchcleraun in Lough Ree on the River Shannon, barony of Rathcline (Map), Co. Longford (FM. i p. 318, note c)  (Onom. ‘i. clothrann’)

Laigis, Leix, comprised the Eastern and Southern baronies of the present County Laois, i.e. the baronies of Stradbally, Cullenagh, Maryborough East and Maryborough West (Map); the present baronies of Upper Woods, Tinnahinch and Portnahinch never formed any part of Leix (Tp. p. lii (266), note 421) (Au. iv p. 199 (2242)) (Onom. ‘laigis’), §§1, 4

*(Laigis reta), Greatheath, baronies of Maryborough East and Portnahinch (Map), Co. Laois (Mm. p. 482 (515), note 26), (FM. i p. 36, note d), (FM. ii p. 678, note a) (Onom. ‘laigis reta’)

*(Ródba), the Robe River which flows through Ballinrobe (Baile an Róba), Co. Mayo (FM. iii p. 391, note x) (Onom. ‘ródba’, ‘róba’)