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249. 11a Cua.jtcA.1, " the bleachgreens," western part of An TluAin 015, 

 east of An AbAinn Hlon. PI. of cuA-p. 



250. An AbAinn 111 6ji, Owenmore, " the big river." " p&ltnje&nn fi 1 

 rem 1 mbun tu hAbAnn, 1 n-UAice Dun nA hAbAnn ; " "it hides itself 

 (ends) in bun nA hAbAnn, in the Cove of bun tia hAbAnn " (112, 113). 



251. An 'PaL Ioccaiji, " the lower fence," land between the mouth of the 

 AbAinn Hlon and the bneACAU, on the west. From it is named Uaic aii 

 pAil(115), 



252. An Ruahi 1TI6n, " the great 1luAin," on the N.W. side of An AbAinn 

 111 on at this place. 



253. An Cnei5 111 on, Craigmore, " the great crag," north of the bneACAut. 



254. Cneij;-fliAb, " crag-mountain," the shoulder in the middle of the 

 land, between ah Cueigfflou and An Cnoc 1116n (the main summit). 



255. Ujuorj; Rwtnije, the enclosed fields on the south slope of Cneig- 

 fliAb. " Ujnorj, grains, or the refuse of malt," O'Keilly. The topographical 

 use of the word is not clear. H&icrnje, " of fern or bracken." 



256. AbAinn a' "OunA, "rAluijeAnn ri i rem 1 iiUaic An "Oum : " "the 

 river of the fort: it hides itself in in Uaic" ah "Oum " (Ooghaniska, O.S.) 

 Here two different genitives of 'oun were heard in one sentence. 



257. An CoinneAu gAnb, "the rugged corner," west of the lower part 

 of AbAinn a' "OunA, near the sea. 



258. tlA PoLIa 5^*r*-> "the green holes," the hollow along which the 

 road passes westward from AbAinn a' "OunA. 



259. An beinjm Uicce, "the smooth slope," a long slope north of the 

 road at this place. 1 



260. 11a CmojAin Pa'oa, " the long crag-fields," between the Leiitjm 

 IVicce and Cneijj'liAb. 



261. An UuAn 1116)1, Toormore, " the great bleachgreen." 



262. AbAinn a' UuAin 1TI6i]i, "river of the UuAn THon." 



263. LocAn a' pucA, Zoughanaphuca, "the Puca's lakelet." "The Puca 

 was seen there, and might be seen yet." 



264. AbAinn a' pucA, " the Puca's river," flowing through Locaii a' 

 Puca. 



265. bnA§Ai-o A'bAile, "neck of the townland, or of the inhabited land," 

 the angle of land between bocAn a' pucA and the cliffs of the south-western 



1 tei^5in, dative of teipjjeAn. Ricce, passive participle of jvinm, " I run," was explained as 

 meaning "smooth." Compare pelt), "smooth," piAX), "a riding, a raid," Gaulish rheda, 

 "chariot." But piuce has another meaning — ca ah aic j-eo piece A5 a' 115A01C, " this place is 

 coursed by the wind, i.e. exposed to the wind " : Arran, Galway. 



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