Apologies for this re-posting. The Scottish Place-Name Society website has now had a substantial update following the publishing of the Spring 2002 newsletter,...
... From: <paulcarr@...> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 9:13 PM ... Yes Paul, it is. Placenames all over Ireland reflect land divisions and Lath = the...
Dave Hogan
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Apr 1, 2002 1:50 pm
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Dear Paul There are a fair no of place-names dedicated to the O.Irish "St" Brigid in Ireland, with her name usually anglicised as Bride (eg. Kilbride, Ir. Cill...
Northern Ireland Plac...
Townlands@...
Apr 3, 2002 10:44 am
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... names. ... this ... [Annraoi] I think we need to be a little cautious here. The anglicised form as quoted shows a metathysis - Brighid = Birget ( *if*...
Dear All interested in salt some time back In looking at a little piece I'd written for the Federation of Ulster Local Studies magazine I was delighted to find...
Northern Ireland Plac...
Townlands@...
Apr 12, 2002 3:52 pm
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Dear Donn & all Here is some comment from Canon RE TUrner, Cof I registrar of Connor diocese, very interested in the history of the parish structure. He is...
Northern Ireland Plac...
Townlands@...
Apr 16, 2002 1:17 pm
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According to the Lebor Gabala (180), Ir, the brother of Donn, was said to have been buried on Sceillic of Iorras, or Skellig Michael. I'm afraid I don't know...
Dear Jean Iorras (Iorrus, Irrus) is another place-name and there seem to have been two - or three: your Kerry one, Erris barony in Mayo, and Críoch Iorrais...
Northern Ireland Plac...
Townlands@...
Apr 18, 2002 9:25 am
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Hi Kay, Agree with comments on iorras. Initial comments on web site: Like: -use of neutral unsaturated colours in keeping with good Human Factors guidance ...
... From: "jeffco" <jeffco@...> ... Iorras means a peninsula or promontary, common in topographical names Dave...
Dave Hogan
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Apr 19, 2002 1:04 pm
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Dear Jean Iorras (Iorrus, Irrus) is another place-name and there seem to have been two - or three: your Kerry one, Erris barony in Mayo, and Críoch Iorrais...
Janet, all, ~> We have a long way to go on the Aes Aside. We do not yet know ~> what it means ~> or how the other Aes's connect. Having had a 3,000+ word...
Kay, ~> A valuable plan - here's some comments: Thanks. Despite my own slowness in working on this I think it will be worthwhile. ~> Some of these population...
Dear Stiof / MAQQI I should be doing a report, but... <'tuath' for the purposes of this study as being shorthand for 'named Irish population group of early...
Northern Ireland Plac...
Townlands@...
Apr 22, 2002 10:54 am
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... as ... elite ... prior ... lands ... origin ... did ... CD ... name ... of ... the ... Hi Stiof, I have no idea what this means, but in the entry in the ...
Janet Crawford
reojan@...
Apr 22, 2002 9:13 pm
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"Well, I'm generally considering all population groups to be tuatha unless clearly designated as something else. The principal aim is to define population...
Janet Crawford
reojan@...
Apr 22, 2002 9:35 pm
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" That means ... Since we are looking at a very old group, the Aes Aisde, something comes to mind on my wish list that I will never have time to look at except...
Janet Crawford
reojan@...
Apr 23, 2002 2:27 pm
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Feasgar math, a h-uile duine. In connection with these tribal names, this link might be helpful: http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/cairney/index.htm ...
Kay, ~> I should be doing a report, but... temptation is too much, huh? ~> It will be great to get observant brains on all these lists of exotic- ~> sounding...
All: I'm seeing some very interesting stuff here, but for the sake of those of us without instant recall and insight, may I request: 1) Individual items of...
donndevine@...
Apr 25, 2002 11:04 am
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The Onomasticon is going on-line at http://www.ucc.ie/locus/LETTERA.html So far we have A-C. Janet...
Janet Crawford
reojan@...
Apr 25, 2002 11:22 am
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Donn, ~> I'm seeing some very interesting stuff here, but for the sake of ~> those of us ~> without instant recall and insight, may I request: ~> ~> 1)...
~> The Onomasticon is going on-line at ~> http://www.ucc.ie/locus/LETTERA.html So ~> far we have A-C. Janet Oh, sweet! Download it straight away! What do they...
Stiof, I have printed it and the files are huge - maybe 250 pages per letter. I do not have the old one and cannot compare the Aes's. Maybe someone else can do...
Janet Crawford
reojan@...
Apr 25, 2002 12:10 pm
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The entire audience is giving you a standing ovation! Janet ... From: "Stiof MacAmhalghaidh" <maqqi@...> To: <Irish-Placename-Studies@yahoogroups.com> ...
Janet Crawford
reojan@...
Apr 25, 2002 9:19 pm
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Stiof wrote: << It is this conflict in possible origin (Eoganacht or Corco Duibhne) which has me suspicious, especially as the Corco Duibhne (CD) lands, if...
Croman mac Nessa: "Isn't it possible that the Aes Aisde could have descended from both Corcu Duibhne and Eóghanachta, through interbreeding of the two?" Or...
Janet Crawford
reojan@...
Apr 26, 2002 12:37 pm
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I wrote: "Or bred out by intermarriage with the Corco Duibhne? Maybe we will get some clues working on this group. " I would like to go off on a bit of a...
Janet Crawford
reojan@...
Apr 26, 2002 1:56 pm
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This request is off-topic, but I wonder if members can help with the meaning and pronunciation of the phrase 'go ciúin thar cinn' ? Thanks, Gil [Non-text...
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