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could be ascertained, are given below in both the ancient and the 

 modern forms. 



Modern Form. 



Ancient Name. 



Boland, . 



O'Beollain. 



Burnes, . 



Mac Conboirne. 



Conroy, . 



O'Mailchonairi. 



Connolly, 



Mac Conghaile. 



Grain or Crean, 



O'Criadhchen. 



Doogan = Egan, 



Mac Egan, 



Earley, 



O'Mailforahair. 



Friel, 



O'Farghil (from Ulster originally). 



Gannon, . 



Mag Ehionnain. 



Gaughan, . 



' Gaibhtheach ain . 



Heaveran & Haveron, 



O'Fuathmharain. 



Henaghan, 



O'h-Eidhneachan. 



Hughes, . 



O'h-Aodha. 



Kean, or Kane, 



O'Cathan, or O'Caithneadh. 



Kearney, . 



O'Cearnaigh. 



Lavelle, . 



O'MaolfabhaiU. 



Loftus, 



O'Laehtna. 



Lyons, . 



O'Liathain (?). 



Mac Dermott, . 

 Mac Hale, 





Mac Cele. 



Mac Grath, 



O'Moran. 



Meenaghan, 



O'Muinhneachain, 



Moran, 



O'Moran. 



Monghan, 



Mochain (originallyfi'om Roscommon) (? 



Murphy, . 



O'Murchada. 



Murray, . 



O'Muireadhaigh . 



Ruane, 



O'Ruaidhin. 



Euddy, . 



Brodaibh. 



Scanlon, . 



Scanlain. 



Although these are the only names which 1 have been able to trace, 

 (chiejBy from O'Donovan), yet there can be no doubt that many other 

 surnames of the region are quite as long established, though the 

 families bearing them may not have been of sufficient historical im- 

 portance to have received record. 



(b.) The next in order of antiquity are "Welsh or Anglo-Norman 

 families, who, for so long, held the reins of power in this part of 



