Ma(.'Neill — Early Irish Population-Groups. 



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Molt- 



Odor- 



Sai- 



Sort- 



Muso- 



Od- 



Saith- 



Sorth- 



Naind- 



Orb- 



Sciath- 



Suob- 



Necht- 



Osse- 



Scorb- 



Tac-' 



Nechta- 



Ossa- 



Scot- 



Taec- 



Nos- 



Os- 



Sed- 



Tec- 



Nois- 



Pap- 



Sem- 



Teoc- 



Noth- 



Pab- 



Semon- 



Teocb 



Nud- 



Part- 



Snob- 



Torc- 



Nudh- 



Eath- 



Sob- 



Trat- 



Nuidh- 



Eech- 



Sub- 



Trad- 



Nut- 



Ros- 



Sogli- 



Tread- 



Nuth- 



Eoth- 



Sord- 



Treg- 





Roith- 





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39. The suffix -ne, ds. -niu, points to a collective ending -inion. In 

 Middle Irish, when the preceding consonant resists palatalisation, -ne becomes 

 -na. In the following list, doubtless, many names are included which do not 

 denote population-groups, since the suffix has a much wider application. 



The instances which are known to be people-names are indicated by tlie 

 mark f. 



Mag Aibne 

 Aidne 

 Ailbine 

 Looh Aillinne 

 Loch Aindinne 

 Cluain Airdne 

 Airene 

 Cul Aisne 

 Mag Argarni 

 Belach mBarnini 

 Bechlarna 

 Beltine 

 tBlaitine 

 Blaittine 

 Blarna 

 Bogaine 



Brefne 



Brebne 

 Brestine 

 Loch Bricerne 

 Bruachairne 

 tBuaigni 

 Buichne 

 Cabcenne 

 Cluain Caichne 

 Cascene 

 Ciil Caissine 

 Mag Cargamni 

 Cattene 

 Cerne 



Diin Cermna 

 Mag Cetni 



Ath Coirthine 



Coirtene 



Dun Coistinne 

 tConaille 



Aes Conchinne 



Mag Conchinne 

 tConchuburne 



Coningne 

 fConmaicne 



Creidne 

 tCremthanna 

 Cremthinne 



Ard Crimne 



Crinna 



Ard Croinne 



Cuairne 

 Cuerne 



Mag Cualgeme 



Ath Cuillne 

 fCuircne 



Eos Cuissine 



Traig Culcinne 



Daimine 



Ddimne 

 fDairine 



Damhairne 



Es Danainne 

 fDelbna 

 Delmne 



Delna 



tTuathCruadhluinde Deoninne 



' Tacraige, etc., a subdiviaion of the Arai. The variants suggest an originnl Tocccrige, Toicc-, 

 cp. MDCOI TOICACI. Tlie people was one of the four sub-divisions of the Arai, and the eponym 

 appears as Toeca in the following (Lecan 4r)0) : — Ceithri iiieic Laider in nrnd .i. Diilrt ' Toroii 7 Ifcan 

 7 Arta. 



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