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Place and tribal names

Google Map of Places in text

(Onom. = Onomasticon Goedelicum)
(FM. = Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters, ed. O’Donovan)
(Mm. = O’Curry’s Lectures on the Manuscript Materials of Ancient Irish History)
(Mr. = Battle of Magh Rath, ed. O’Donovan)
(Rc. = Revue Celtique)

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.

Aircetglind, near Sliab Mis, Co. Kerry (HDGP i p. 45, s.n. Airgeadghleann (4)) (Onom. ‘aircetglind’), §15

Babilóin, Babylon (Onom. ‘babilóin’), §12

*Benna Bairche, the Mourne Mountains, Mourne Mountains, Co. Down (FM. iv p. 1204 (558), note j) (HDGP ii p. 125, s.n. Beanna Boirche) (Onom. ‘benna bairche’), §4

*Cathair Conrói, Caherconree, on Caherconree Mountain (part of the Slieve Mish Mountains), barony of Corkaguiny (Map), Co. Kerry (Mr. p. 212, note t) (HDGP iii p. 105, s.n. Cathair Chon Raoi) (Onom. ‘c. conrói’), §§4, 9

*Cenn Bera = Rinn Cind Bera, Kerry Head, in Tiduff townland, barony of Clanmaurice (Map), Co. Kerry (HDGP iv p. 68, s.n. Ceann Beara) (Onom. ‘c. bera’, ‘r. cind bera’), §14

Clanna Dedad, alias for Eraind, associated with Teamhair Éarann / Luachra (FM. v p. 1720, note a) (HDGP v p. 57, s.n. Clanna Deadhadh) (Onom. ‘c. dedad’, ‘luachair’, ‘l. dedad’), §§4, 8

Ériu, Ireland (Onom. ‘ériu’), §4

Eraind = Erna Dedad, (Map – Erainn), the South Munster tribe to which Cú Raoi belonged; a sept of the Firbolgs, seated in the present county of Kerry (Fy. p. 309, note o) (FM. i p. 39, note l) (Onom. ‘eraind’, ‘erna dedad’), §12

*Falga, an ancient name of the Isle of Man (Mm. p. 588 (624), note 172) (Onom. ‘falga’), §§1, 4

*Finnglas, the Finglas River which flows from Caherconree into Tralee Bay, Co. Kerry (Rc. xv, p. 449) (Onom. ‘f. glas’), §4

Fir Fálga, Manxmen; see Falga (Onom. ‘f. fálga’), §§1, 4

*Mís = Sliab Mis, Slieve Mish Mountains, barony of Trughanacmy (Map), Co. Kerry (FM. i p. 25, note b) (FM. v p. 1731, note d) (Onom. ‘mís’, ‘s. mis’), §12

*Ochaine, Faughanhill, in the barony of Navan Lower (Map), Co. Meath (O’Rahilly, Táin Bó Cúalnge from the Book of Leinster, p. 355) (FM. i p. 150, note d) (FM. ii p. 1168, note l) (Onom. ‘ocha’, ‘ochaine’), §§1, 12

Srub Brain, West of Cathair Conrói (Mm. p. 477 (510), note 15) (Onom. ‘srub brain’), §4

Ulaid, Ulster, Ulstermen (Onom. ‘ulaid’), §§1, 3, 4, etc.