liiii ProceedinffS of the Royal Irixh Academii. 



being merely the ancient extremities of the large territory of the Airgialla. Tuath 

 Chruitlmech is thus assigned to a region equal to modern Ulster except the 

 counties of Donegal, Antrim, and Cavan. 



129. Tuath Fer nDomnaim or Tuath Domnann, a vassal people throughout 

 Yi Fiaehrach and Ui Amalgada in northern Connacht. 



130. Tuath Fer [More or Tuath Morcc, a vassal people in Ui ConaiU G-abra 

 I'in CO. Limerick) ; "■.*'. iir mora iaiar immon Limcliair iiBcdad thiar." 

 (XL 269 a.) 



1-31. Tuath Fer Euisen or Tuath Euisen Eesen, Eaisen), in Cera (bai-. 

 Carra. eo. Mayo) and from Ath iloga (Ballymoe = Bel Atha ]\Ioga, on the 

 r. Suck) to the sea. Also Eaissin separately, " cath Eaissen in Connacht," 

 Onom Gk)ed. s.v. raisse (rede Eaissin). Cp. also Sliab Eaissen or Eusen 

 = Slieve Eushen,^ bar. Knockninny, eo. Fermanagh. Cp. Corcu Euisen. 



132. Tuath Sen-Erann, a vassal people at Sliab Luachra in west Munster. 

 ■' Sen-Erna Trior (read Sen-Erainn Moir ?) na Muman ar slicht Heir 'ineic Eihir 

 Fkuf, mek Miled Espaine." (Lecan 349.) 



133. These instances, with Corcu Ilad, Dal Ulad, Corcu Sogain or Suigin, 

 Corcu Ele, niucoi Sogini, mocu Sogin, moecu EUch, seem to indicate that the 

 various collective formulae might be applied to ancient peoples named in the 

 plural formula, perhaps chiefly when these had not subdi\dded into groups 

 bearing collective names. 



134. Tuatha Fore ocus Iboth : " JiFa tri Fothaid .i. Fothad Aircteaeh Fothad 

 Cairpteach Fothad Ganiand. Tri maic FaiTiche ingene Nair maic Irnurra d'Aruib 

 Gliach. Berid Faiiiche eamnu ter (tri ?) feT^naeii. D' Ihdxichaib di Ulltaih 

 a mbunad .i. da mac Irel Glunmair Fore ocu-s Ihoth. Dos-fagaih BccJitaig 

 Rigderg i nAlhain oro (= coro) muigedur eatha rerahaib conse(dgadar cricha mara 

 i nAlbain comdar fasa. Giallsat Fir Alban do Rechtaid Rigderg comba ri 

 Erenn ocus Alhan. Is de afait Tuatha Fore ocus Iboth allni do lodar iiii. I. 

 fermacaib for longeas tairis anall for gabail ro gdbsat Gluchriv, ocus ni fortad 

 gdbsat crich Maine ocus cricli Fiachra.ch Aidhne gabsat Baisgi'iid a comarbus a 

 seanmathar Uaithne ingean EachMch maic Lachta. Tir eh ota Sinaind dar 

 ocus Derc fo tliuaid conadh de anmannnib na nibcm diiigartev a cewl ocus a 

 'iigenelaiche ar luidh indara nai go Gaela Rigderg .i. Eli conid de gairter Eli luid 

 araile cu Fergus Foltltbur .i. Uaithne conid de gairter UaifJine ocus rdbadar tui 

 ceatraimid' do c^aind Uo.ithne A. Uaitnia ocus Druithnia ocus Gainnia ocus 

 Decnia. Tri braithxi A. Uaithnia ocus Druithnia ocvm Gainnnia. Surd qui 

 dicunt- Macnia A. athair na mac A. na Fothad mac Gairbri maic Gormaic maic 



' So named in Phillips' County Atlas. Dr. Hogan gires Eushel and Enssel as the annlieized 

 equivalents. 



- cethri niaid. 



