4 2 [Proc. B N.F.C. 



Dunmurry, or as it appears in the old Inquisitions Dun-y-morie 

 (alongside a Bally-o-morie), contains the name of Murrays, who 

 still cling round their probably ancestral dwelling place. Lis 

 Murnaghan, Dunarragan, Dunyvadden, Lisselinchy, Bally-Mac" 

 Ilhoyle, Ardtiferral, Ardtihannon, Ballykelly, and Islandkelly and 

 Donakelly {see Dubourdieu, p. 627, Clan Breasail), Lisnataylor 

 (alias in Inquisitions Lis-ne-Daley), and many more which I have 

 not time to note, involve probably the names of former inhabitants 

 of whom descendants may still exist. 



The Inquisition made 1600 to 1635, shows that O'Gneeves 

 (now corrupted to Agnews), Hamills, O'Dreans, O'Dowds, 

 M'Enultys, Magees, O'Haras, Maduffies, M'Lewarties, and 

 Mulhollands, were common names in the county. 



These townland names contain also many indications of the 

 ancient Highland settlements in the north of the county ; e.g., Eilan 

 Mac Allen, Dun Mackelter, Farran MacArter, and Farran Mac 

 Alister, Narran MacAllen {i.e., an Fharran MacAllen), Fal Mac 

 Rilly, Carnalbanagh, Highlandtown, are all significant of former 

 Highland proprietors. They bear no less certain testimony to 

 former English and Scotch settlers ; e.g., Ballyhacket, B. Edward, 

 B. Hampton, B. Savage, B. Vesey, B. Henry, B. Hone, B. Jordan, 

 Dobbsland, Englishtown; e.g., of Lowland Scotch, these are 

 chiefly on the coast, Crawfordsland, Doughlasland, Duncansland, 

 M'Vickersland, Maxwell's Walls, Potter's Walls, Ballymartin, Tates- 

 fort, Moore Lodge, Dickeystown, &c. The Highland inhabitants 

 in the county have all come from Argyleshire and the Isles — in 

 most instances as followers of the M'Donnels. Thus we have 

 Highland names in the county of septs which derive their origin 

 from the M'Donnels ; e.g., MacAlisters, MacNabs (MacNabenies in 

 Donegal, says Buchanan, p. 76), Maclntyres, MacDuffies or Mac 

 Afees, MacKeachairn, and MacKechnie ; and of some subordinate 

 septs of the same family ; e.g., MacKenricks. We have also of the 

 same race as the M'Donnels, the MacDowells and the MacRorys. 

 The MacNeills are said to be an offshoot of the O'Neills of 

 Tyrone, who went to Scotland early. 



