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INDEX. 



Monasticon Hibernicum See Archdall. 



Monastic establishments, ancient, in Ireland, 

 character of, 126-132, 424. 



Monenna, St., Virgin, Life of quoted, 1 25 ; mo- 

 nastery founded by, made of smooth timber, 

 ib. 



Money coined in Ireland in the year 1170; 229 ; 

 and at an earlier period, 230. 



coined, in use in Ireland, previously to 



the Danish irruptions, 230. 



earliest Danish money minted in Ireland, 



223. 



ecclesiastical, use of, in Ireland, 229. 



minted, inquiry into the use of, among 



the ancient Irish, 209-230. 



use of minted money in Ireland supposed 



to have originated with the Danes, 211; opi- 

 nion examined, 21 1-230. 



when minted by the Danes in Ireland, 227. 



found, of an Irish King Donald, stated 



to be probably Donald O'Neill, A. D. 956; 

 223. 

 rings and ingots of gold and silver used 



for, among the ancient Irish, 212, 213. 

 shower of, 220. 



valuation of property by gold and silver 



in weight, 218. 



Mongan, another name of Finn Mac Cumhaill, 

 107, 108. 



Mons filiorum Ailello, 179. 



Montfaucon, Monumens de la Monarchic Fran- 

 coise referred to, 250. 



Montmorency, Colonel, opinions of, quoted from 

 his Historical and Critical Inquiry into the 

 Origin and primitive Use of the Irish Pillar- 

 Tower, 373, 374. 



Monuments, ancient Irish, ornament found on, 

 257, 258. 



sepulchral, in use in Ireland during 

 the sway of the Tuatha De Danann race, 

 102-104. 



pagan, of Irish kings and warriors, 



localities of, stated in ancient MSS., 102; 



most of them now remain, ib. 

 Monuments of the pagan kings of the Scotic, or 



Milesian race, character of, 104-108. 



Christian, crosses on, 227,260, 261. 



Moore, Mr. Pierce, of Cremorgan, Queen's 



County, letter of, to Sir William Betham, 



respecting the finding of burned bones in the 



Tower of Timahoe, 415. 

 Moore, Mr. Thomas, his observations in support 



of the fire worship theory, and examination 



of the various other theories, given in his 



own words, 68-70; Round Towers stated by 



him to have been used as astronomical ob- 

 servatories, 69, 70. 

 Morann, the son of Cairbre Cinncait, who was 



surnamed Mac Main, 98, 100. 

 Morrigan, the Mound of the See Mur na 



Morrigna. 



the Two Paps of the See Cich (Da) 



na Morrigna. 

 Morrison, Mr. William, architect, opinions of, 



365-368. 

 Mounds at Relec na Riogh, near Rathcroghan, 



104-106. 



description of, 106. 



number of, at Oenach Cruachan, Oenach 



Tailtenn, and Oenach in Brogha, 105, 106. 

 Mound, the green, monumental character of, 



102. 

 sepulchral, shown to be Irish, not 



Danish, 10. 

 Mounts and forts of Ireland, called Danish, by 



Dr. Molyneux, 8. 

 Moylurg, chief of, 272. 

 Moyrus, parish church of, in West Connaught, 



to whom dedicated, 190. 

 Muccramma, battle of, 99, 101. 

 Mugain, daughter of Eocho Fedhlech, 99, 100. 

 Muintir Luainimh, 243. 

 Muirbheach Mil, fortress of, on the great island 



of Aran See Aran. 



