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[i.e. Ciar-dubhan) from Ci&p, black. Duffy, Mac Duffy, or from as- 

 piration of the initial D, M'Afee (also Mehaffey), from "cub, black. 

 O'Dougan {i.e. O'Dubhagain), from'oub andce&n, the head. Donnan 

 fromt)onn, brown. 0'Donovan(e.e. O'Dondubhain), "the dark brown;" 

 fiom donn brown, and dubhan = black one. Deargan from •oe&pg, 

 red. The Highland M'Harg is probably derived from the same word. 

 Ruadhan, and Highland M'Crow from pu^-6, red. Euadhagain 

 (now Eogan), on the same principle as O'Dougan, means "red head." 

 Corcran or Corcoran from copcMp, ruddy. The name Cochrane, of the 

 north of Ireland, is derived from the designation of a locality in Scot- 

 land. Liathan (now Lyons) from bi&c, grey. Gorman, Gormog, 

 Gormghal, from 50pm, blue, or perhaps, livid. Glaisin, and (pro- 

 bably) Scotch M'Glashan, from gt^-p, green. MacAvoy (MacGillab- 

 huidhe) from bui-oe, i.e. yellow. Fionnan, Fionnagain (fair head; 

 compare O'Dougan) ; the Highland M'Kinnon {i.e. M'Fhinnon'), and 

 Maginver, sometimes Anglicised Gaynor(= Mac Finnbhair, i.e. fair hair), 

 all derived from pofi, fair. Ferdoragh {i.e. dark man), MacDorcy 

 (Mac Dorchaidhe), from X)opc^-6 = dark. Owney (Uaitlme), a not 

 xmcommonprcenomen, probably from um en e, green. Bannan, frombAH, 

 white. Lachtnain (now Loughnan), from L&ccn&, dun. Flann- 

 Floinn now O'Flyn and O'Lyn , O'Flannagain (now also O'Lanni, 

 gan), Clancy, {i.e. O'Fhlanchada), and the woman's name, Flanna, 

 all from pl&n, ruddy. O'Eobhartaich (now O'Eoarty or O'Eafferty, 

 and simply Ehoarty), is probably from pob&p, given as "red" by 

 O'Eeilly, sub voce. Dathi is also probably from "O&c, colour. 



Nearly all the more marked colours have been used in this way to 

 give names to persons, and sometimes in such combinations as to lead 

 one to think that they could not all have been given to mark natural 

 distinctions in the colour of the hair, face, &c. Such names as Leath- 

 dhearg, half red ; Riabhdhearg, red streak ; Dubhdaleth, both sides 

 black ; 8 riabhdhearg, with red circles : and the not infrequent use of 

 such colours as Uaithne, and glas, green; gorm, blue, and buidhe, 

 yellow, in personal names, would suggest some other than natural 

 characteristics as a foundation for their employment in this manner. 

 Whether we are to seek, with Dr. Todd's coadjutor in the editing of 

 JSTennius, an origin for these names in the early custom of staining the 

 body with wood and other dyes, or are to refer them to the use of 

 party-coloured raiment (see Four Masters, under 3656 a.m. and 3664 

 a.m.), or to some other cause, must remain a matter of conjecture until 

 clearer light be thrown on the early social condition of the Irish people. 



IV. The next division embraces names which were imposed on 

 men on account of their moral qualities. This class embraces per- 

 haps more than any other, and indirectly shows the tendency of the 

 Irish people even at an early period to esteem moral and mental even 

 more than physical qualities. The following are a few selected ex- 

 amples : — Tuath-char, friend of the people (Zeuss). Tuathal (Toole), 

 equivalent to the Latin, Publius (Zeuss); Coffey {i.e. Cobhthaigh), 



