PREFA E C . HE idea which led up to the prod uction o f wor k n e the R ev m this origi at d with . Tho as L n n D D P P e . The D u a ga , . Abb ylara octor s g gested that I s hould compile a lis t of all the e - n mes of the C un n f and n e plac a o ty Lo g ord , i t r e em t the too pr t th . At firs I thought work f o n n the M s o f the di ficult, but taki g a look at ap O n n e e of the C n I f n t rd a c Surv y ou ty, ou d tha n - n me esen e e ffi ma y place a s pr t d littl di culty. In e e s s ord r to avoid gu s work , which is alway of f e and not e n a doubt ul charact r , lik ly to gai e en e I e ms n e me e e in cr d c , got p r i sio to b co a r ad r the s em e e th Royal Iri h Acad y, wh r , through e Mr Mac weene the M n e n nes s of . S I ki d y, a ag r, had th use o f e and valuahle s d e in e rar book , al g with the ancient history and topography of the County n f Lo g ord . n on the O n n e ve f m Worki g rd a c Sur y, that a ous D ’ Ce s r . n O Donovan e e ltic cholar, Joh , trav ll d s n i through thi Cou ty n the year 1 8 37 . H e col lected the n and all traditio al , topographical his tor ical nf m n ss e e e n the C i or atio po ibl , r sp cti g ounty. s nf m n in he r ef e Thi i or atio , partly Irish, ca ully wrot 17 vi A PREF CE . “ d n in e e ar e now e e e in ow his L tt rs, which pr s rv d “ ” the emand in F e B Royal Irish Acad y, his i ld ooks, w the n ne o f he M n e of hich, through ki d ss t a ag r the O n n e e f e I e een e rd a c Surv y O fic , hav b abl to r e f n ad . I ou d that that l earned s cholar had inter r eted m of the e- n o f n p ost plac ames this Cou ty. For the meaning o f other place- names not found ’ ’ in e e s I e Dr ovans n o f th s book r ad . O Don Editio the F M e s F mthe n s ns f our ast r . ro I qui itio o the C n en in the e n of H en VI I I an ou ty tak r ig s ry . d z e e ne m The nf m n Eli ab th, I gl a d uch . i or atio col lected fromthes e and many other valuabl e sourc es I e f n e and e ane hav care ully arra g d xpl i d . With the spelling of the English forms of the - n e en me f e place ames I hav giv ys l littl trouble. G e s n e G e f ms To a a lic cholar who k ows th ir a lic or , s these anglicised names look mo t absurd . They r e m ms e e e n f ms of a al ost all i sp ll d , b i g corrupt or e e n And e we e th ir Ga lic origi al . what is wors , hav me nt of n e e of n e co , through wa k owl dg our ativ e on e e f mas e tongu , to look th s corrupt or s corr ct. Up to the present few of us know the meaning of e- n mes of C n the ‘ r ar e em the plac a our ou ty, y pty s t o e W e invar iabl ml ss ell and sound our ars . y p ak . in ms n n e em. s e o i pro ou c th Now, thi littl bo k is the tend ed to remedy all that . It will show us correct spelling of the place- names of the County PREFACE . Vii n f e the me n n of Lo g ord . It will t ll us a i g all or a m the e- n mes in the n I n fine C . l ost all , plac a ou ty , fromit we can separate the pure and correct in our nomenclature fromthe impure and incorrect which we e een s n in the s The s hav b u i g pa t . old Iri h e- n me is not mer e f n e mno d e plac a a a cy t r , , it s cribes in one or two word s or syllables what is or was the prominent phys ical features o f the place. To the ear of a personwith no knowledge of the G e n e s e n me e st a lic To gu thi d scriptio is co pl t ly lo , whil e onth e other hand it has much knowledge for the mind and a pic ture for the imagination of the se in the n e o f r n man ver d la guag E i . It is s aid by s ome that Longford is one of the m n s e n es in e n . Ce n ost a glici d cou ti Ir la d rtai ly, its po sition in the Gaelic Leagu e is not a con s icuo us one e e eff now e n p , though a b tt r ort is b i g made t o promote the study o f the Iri sh lan e it t mst o f the n e guage. I tak hat o i t lligent young men and men o f the C nt n s wo ou y k ow, by thi t mth s f ms o f e r n m e e e . s i , Iri h or th i a s Thi little book will teach themthe correct Irish forms of e r t n n s and ne es s ns . t t th i ow la d ar t po t tow So ha , t s n e e e e is n n n wi h thi k owl dg , th r othi g to preve t themaddress ing their l etters in the I r ish Lan e And es s n guag . what do thi mea ? It means that every letter addressed in the I r ish language 1 1 A V1 PREF CE. is a e s e n the f e f littl Iri h l sso , which post o fic o ficial, e n the e e e through whos ha ds l tt r pass s , has got to e nwh e e he e not we can l ar th r wish s it or . Thus, all co- operate with the Gaelic League in diffusing a n e e o f the n e o f n the lan~ k owl dg la guag Eri , e of our f ef e the n e o f e and guag or ath rs, la guag Sag n Sai t . s eo s ma m o mb n a . e as . t a f éil e fi i me 1 08 f p g , 9 . TH E materials which I mad e use of in writing thi s littl e book I d erived fr omthe following topo ’ ’ and s s z— Dr Donovans graphical hi torical work . O 7 ’ ’ Letter s ana F iela B ooks on the County L ongf or a ; ’ ’ me A n als o ko n M D o o n t F o r as ter s r D n vans f , . O Edition; Tko Tr ioes and Cus toms of f ly - M any which gave me some information on Lanesboro and the C s Tko B oole o R hts t ans e allow ; f ig , r lat d ’ ’ ’ b O Donovan A aanmans L i e o S t Colnnzoa y ; f f . , by R eeves ; The B oo/e of F enag /t ; Tne Vi sion of ’ ’ M aeCon linne n Me e O Cu r r s M S » g , by Ku o y r ; y , ’ ’ M ater ials of A ncient I r is/z H is tory ; O H allor an s an t en I Th H i to o I r el d 8 . e s ry f , wri t about 77 ns n es f mthe n ent MSS Author co ta tly quot ro A ci .