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C. DanCtLA, c. dangl, 1438 ; c. dangra, 1450 ; c. dangla, 1544. A headland 

 between Achill Head and Clew Bay. Probably The Dangan, a headland, 

 at Dun Kilmore, Achillbeg, Mayo. 



Umhall,^ Omallos, 1351 ; lunium, 1426 ; omayle, 1589; Irish, umhall, or the 

 Baronies of Burrishoole and Murrisk, on Clew Bay, Mayo. 



BuRRiSHOOLE, boraculi, 1339; boraib, 1351; bordali, 1367 ; borderali, 1375 ; 

 bordeali (burg uali), 1373, 1384, 1385 ; bordellus, 1426 ; burdelai, 1436 ; 

 burdlas, 1436 ; bordelli, 1448 ; bordella, 1497 ; brotani, 1500 ; bordlai, 

 1552;'' boraee, 1593 H. Irish, Burgeis umhaille, Burrishoole, on Clew 

 Bay, Mayo. 



Clew Bay Islands, Isole ccclviii, 1327,' lacus fortunatus, 1325, 1375 ; 

 Y. lagar, 1373; Insule lacaris (? lagaris), 1339; lacharis, 1351; Isole 

 lacaris, 1367; ye lacari, 1436; larg, 1500; lacaris, 1497,1513,1552; 

 y lacari, 1592 ; " lacus fortunatus ubi sunt insule que dicuntur insule 

 sante benem(?), ccclxviii." 1497,* y laganis, y 368, 1373, 1384 ; y laqeris 

 ye ccclxviii, 1426; y lago, 1593. The Clew Bay Islands; Irish, Insi 

 modh ; at present said to be 366 in number, Mayo. 



Y. Fortunate, 1373, 1384, 1426, Insule fortunate, 1497. Y Lunert, 1373; 

 Y. Lanmnre, 1384, y lanmne, 1426. Y.Leabk, 1384 ; y. leatr, 1373, 1426 

 Islands of the group — The second is possibly Illanmay, the last 

 Inishraher, or Inishlyre, in Clew Bay, Mayo; one may be Inisraithin.* 



Illiada, illisada, 1450 ; illiada, 1544. If not one of the Clew Bay Islands, 

 perhaps Irish cliara f (" I. cliara"), Clare Island, Mayo. 



Triasanta, 1373; perhaps same as next. 



Illa soa, 1450; ye Sa, 1546; y santa, 1569. If not the last and one of 

 Clew Bay Islands, it may be the pre-eminently " Holy Island " of Cahir 

 Island. Irish, cathair na naomh (city of the saints), Mayo. 



Confrenchlan, 1339 ; constachelin, 1361 ; g. frelan, 1367 ; congeforlan, 1373; 

 confrenchellan, 1375 ; congefrelan, 1384; confrealeu, 1436 ; confrenclem, 

 1497 ; confrendlam, 1513. An unknown place on the southern shore of 

 Clew Bay ; no modern name resembles it.' 



' THough so much alike, Umhal is a far older name thiin Ui Mhaille or Maille. 



^ The Ptolemaic name, " alteregia" (Eigia hetera), appeared at N.E. corner of Clew Bay, 1552. 



' Perrinus Vesconte (Perip. vii) seems to read in full " gulfo de issole ccelvii beate et fortunate." 



* ■' Lacus Fortunatus, ubi sunt insule que dicuntur Insule Fortunata, ccclxvij " (366 and 368, as 

 in other maps), 1467. 



' In 1217 Donchad Ua Dubhda, with 56 ships from the Hebrides, sailed to InisRaithin, one of 

 the Insi Modh (in Clew Bay), in Umhall, and wrested his own land free of tribute from Cathal 

 Croibhdhearg Ua Conchobhair (Hy Fiachrach). 



^ Though at the inner end of Clew Bay, it probably refers to one of the two islands (Cliara and 

 Turk) at its mouth, between Achill and Bofin. 



' Unless it be a very corrupt version of " FrehiU Island," once far larger and more sheltering 

 than at present. Cauo frehil illau, confrenchillau. 



