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great landed proprietor down to the humblest antiquarian student, who 
would not welcome with delight the appearance ofsuch a work. In some 
words considerable. difficulty would attend the interpretation; but the 
majority could be surely ascertained and safely expounded; for it would 
be found that certain prevailing elements of composition pervaded the 
names to a great extent; in which, as has already been observed, Bally 
is so frequent; Zv//, the first syllable of 2890 names, representing, 
according to the combination, either C7l/, ‘ cella,’ ‘ church,’ or Caille, 
‘sylva,’ ‘a wood ;’ Drum, ‘dorsum,’ ‘a ridge,’ introduces 2000 names ; 
Knock, a ‘hill,’ 1600; Zs, ‘an enclosed abode,’ now called ‘a fort,’ 
1380; Derry, ‘an oak wood,’ 1310; Cluain, ‘a meadow,’ 756, in the 
form Clon, and 924 in that of Cloon. The etymologicon, however, to 
be complete, would require a careful comparison of the old forms of the 
townland names, as found in Inquisitions, Patents, and kindred records, 
which were much purer than those now in use, as approaching nearer 
to the fountain head, and as current at a time when the Irish language 
was comparatively uninfluenced by foreign influence or intermixture. 
Taste showing the number of Townlands and the average Contents 
an each County. 
Average Average 
Townlands. of Townlands. of y 
Acres. Acres. 
Carlowryera-micienls 597 370 Clarevnaauchimse. | 2255 340 
Dublin) Lose 206 Cork, East, . . .| 3175 324 
Kildare,. . . . .} 1240 337 Cork, West, . . .| 2423 333 
Kilkemny,. . . .| 1602 316 Kerry, 32) i ah 2a93 415 
King’s County,. .| 1186 415 Limerick, . . . .} 2162 | 3805 
Longford, . .. . 930 277 Tipperary, North, .| 1651 310 
ILM G6 6) oe 672 299 Tipperary, South, .| 1603 334 
Meath, . ... .} 1631 354 Waterford. . . .| 1667 273 
Queen’s County, .} 1154 368 —__— 
Westmeath, . . .j 1381 | 314 Munster, . .| 17,729 334 
Wexford, Sy Fiapey oye 2386 240 a ee aa EP ee Sma 
Wicklow, . . . .| 1374 363 
—_ Antrimg tie. ie 1733 409 
LEINSTER, , .| 15,234 316 Armagh, .... 962 324 
——— — Cavany ik. cos 1995 233 
Donegal, . . . .| 2745 432 
Galway, ... .| 4593 326 ; Down, . ... .| 1335 457 
Leitrim, .. . .} 1509 249 Fermanagh, . . .| 2262 184 
Mayoy ae ae): 3458 382 Londonderry, . .| 1248 408 
Roscommon,. . .| 2053 284 Monaghan, . . .| 1853 172 
Sligo, .... .| 1386 336 Tyrone... 2). 2160 360 
ConnauGcut, . .| 12,949 326 ULsTER, . .| 16,293 325 
