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Blaskbts, br . . . q . . . r, 1327; brascher, 1339, 1351, 1375. 1448, 1513; 



Blasct, 1373 ; brasch, 1450 ; blast,' 1384 ; braschet, 1385 ; brascr, 1426 ; 



blaxar, 1436; brasquer, 1500; brasquei, 1513, 1544; Piaquei, 1516; 



brascier, 1552 ; brasquet, 1559 ; blaches, 1546 ; brasisney, 1529 ; Blaskey 



lies, 1589. Blasquet or Blasket Islands, Kerry. 

 Ventry, uentri, 1450, 1544; Ventre, 1589, Irish, Finn-tragh. Yentry 



Harbour, Kerry. 

 Dingle, le ding, 1339 ; eleng (deng),. 1351; le dinge, 1367; lelem, 1373; 



leleim, 1384; le deng, 1375, 1426, 1497, 1513; le deg, 1436; llendeg, 



1552; le lein, 1384; le teng, 1448; dingli, 1450; 1544; ongh, 1516; 



danile, 1559. Irish, Daingean iii cbuis. Dingle, Kerry. 

 Ibarcai, 1339 ; barchi, 1448 ; borela, 1375 ; boreal, 1513 ; boreall, 1552 ; iorcai 



(Iboreai), 1351 ; le boreal, 1367 ; loco Iorcai, 1373 ; raturch, 1436. 



Irish, TJi ratha, or Ui bratha. Iveragh Barony, Kerry. 

 Lajieke, 1500. The Maine Elver, Kerry. 

 Valentia (Darrery), drainer, 1339 ; drauerit, 1367; drauer, 1373; drauert, 



1375, 1384, 1426, 1513, 1552 ; derio (?), 1450 ; daUerat, 1497 ; Valence, 



1570; Balentyn, 1572,1589; cornet, 1593, Darrery; Irish, Dairbhre. 



Valentia Island, Kerry.' 

 Lespou d'Irlanda, lore d'irlanda, 1351; loyg, 1373 ; Tesper d'irlanda, 1375 ; 



loco loscal and loyg, 1384; losse dirlanda, 1385; lesp* dirlanda, 1426; 



lespor dirlanda, 1436, 1497 ; lellosques, 1450 ; lespere dirlanda, 1445 



1552. It lies opposite the Skelligs, and is probably Bolus Head 



eanboles, 1590. Kerry. 

 S. Michel, 1500. Probably Sceilig luhichil, St. Michael's Eock, Kerry. 

 Skellig Eocks. estelles, 1327; scalis, 1339, 1373, 1375, 1384, 1385; 



escallis, 1426, 1436, 1442 ; estella, 1450 ; steUa, 1544 ; eocali (lescali), 



1497; S. michel, 1500; Salilqui, 1516; escalis, 1552; stuella, 1568; 



steilc, 1569 ; skillighes, 1590 H. The Skellig Eocks, or Skellig Michael 



Kerry. 

 Quelles. quelnies, 1500; esquebes, 1516; quelbes, 1546; qualbos, 1568; 



quelles, 1559 ; quelbeg, 1593 ; skelmes, 1570; 1572, 1589. The name is 



difficult ; the 1568 and 1569 maps separate them from Skellig. Nowell 



1570, puts them on coast between Valentia and BallinskeUig. Ortelius, 



1589, shows the three spikes (of the SkeUigs and Lemon Eock) at the 



name. They may be Pufi&n Island, or even Scariff and Deenish, 



Kerry. 



_' The island is Dairbhre (Darfryy, 1295, Plea Roll), the Sound, Beal innsi, Bealincli or Valentia. 

 It IS not a Spanish term, as stated in the County Histories and the Encyclopaedia Britannica. 



