Aidedh Ferghusa meic Léide

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)
(Sas. = Acallamh na Senórach, ed. Stokes)
(Sil. = Silva Gadelica, tr. O’Grady)

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.

Clanna Rudraige, poetic name for Ulaid (HDGP v p. 58, s.n. Clanna Rudhraighe) (Onom. ‘clanna rudraige’, ‘c. rudhraighe’), §1

Ériu, Ireland (Onom. ‘ériu’), §§6, 33

*Emain Macha, Navan Fort, Navan Fort, 2 miles West of the city of Armagh, Armagh, Co. Armagh  (FM. i p. 431, note d) (Onom. ‘e. macha’), §§2, 6, 7, etc.

Fáil, Ireland (Onom. ‘fáil’), §18

Inis Fail, Ireland (Onom. ‘i. fail’), §26

Ioruath, Norway (Onom. ‘ioruath’), §27

Laigin, Leinster (Onom. ‘laigin’), §6

*Loch Rudraige, Dundrum Bay, Dundrum Bay Co. Down (FM. vii p. 81) (Onom. ‘l. rudraige’), §§29, 30, 31, etc.

Mag Linne, seems near Mag Faithlenn (Onom. ‘mag linne’), §9

Mag na hEmna, near Emain Macha, §24

Mag Faithlinn, separated by sea from Tráig na Trénfer (Onom. ‘m. faithlinn’), §§9, 13

Muma, Munster (Onom. ‘muma’), §6

Tír na Finn, §7

*Tráig na Trénfer = Tráig in Chairn, between Dunseverick, Dunseverick, and the sea, barony of Cary, Cary, Co. Antrim (Sas. p. 106, ll. 3742-3) (Sil. p. 198 (233)) (Onom. ‘t. na trénfer’, ‘t. in chairn’), §12

Tuatha Luchra ocus Luprachán, land of the Luprachauns (Onom. ‘t. luchra’), §§2, 3, 6, etc.

Ulaid, Ulster, Ulstermen (Onom. ‘ulaid’), §§7, 8, 10, etc.