328 A TOPOGRAPHICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOUR OP THE 



Clonsost, sosta, abode, the lawn of the abode. 



Clonfert, feart, a feat or action, the lawn of the action. 



Clonard, the high lawn. 



Clonakilty, na coille, the lawn of the wood. 



Clontarf, tarbh, a bull, the bull's lawn or pasture. 



Clonegal, cluain nan gall, the lawn of the strangers. 



Clones, cluain eois. 



Clonmel, cluain meal a, the pleasant or honey lawn. 



Magh, a plain, (Anglicised moy) enters largely into the Topography 

 of Scotland, e. g. 



Megginch, magh inn is, the plain of the pasture. 



Mauchline, magh linn, the plain of the pool. 



Machray, reidh, the smooth plain. 



Methnen, Jionn, white, the white plain. 



Moidart, ard, high, the high plain. 



Mochdrum, magh dhruim, the plain of the ridge. 



Magh is frequently met also in the topography of Ireland, e. g, 



Moville, magh bhile, the plain of the margin. 



Magherboy, buidhe, the yellow plain. 



Magherros, ros, the plain of the promontory. 



Mayo, magh o, the plain of yew trees or the beautiful plain. 



Omagh has the same meaning as Mayo. 



Moyluing, magh luine = Mauchline, in Ayrshire. 



Maylurg, magh an lurg, the plain of the end. 



Magberalin, aluinn, excellent, the excellent plain. 



A casual examination of the map of Ireland indicates unmistaka- 

 bly that, in spite of all the alterations that centuries may have 

 effected in the spelling and pronouncing of topographical names, the 

 Gaelic origin of them has by no means been obliterated. The cita- 

 tion of a few additional names will be sufficient: 



In Cork, Bantry, ban traighe, the white shore; Ballydehob, da 

 thaobh, the town of the two sides ; Inchgeelagh = the Gaelic pasture ; 

 Ballyneen, an fhion, the town of the wine ; Kinsale, ceann saile, 

 the head or end of the salt water ; Fermoy, fear magh, the grass of 

 the plain. 



In Kerry, Kenmare, ceann mara, the head of the sea; Killarney, 

 coill fhearnaidh, the alder wood; Dunmore, the large hillock; 

 Ardfert, the high land; Tarbert, tairbeart, isthmus; Tralee, traighe 

 hath, the hoary shore. 



