INDEX
A
Aed Bennán (Aoḋ Beannán), power of, [237]
Agricola conquers the Britons, [36];
intends the conquest of Ireland, [136]Ailbhe, Saint, date of, [161]
Ailech (Oileaċ), kingdom of, [184];
growth in power, [277]
airchinnech (oirċinneaċ, "erenagh," "herenagh"), office of, [351]
airecht (oireaċt), court of assembly, [320]Airgialla (Oirġialla, "Oriel"), [126];
varying extent of, [185], [278]Aithech-thuatha, [148]
Amorgen (Aṁairġean, Aiṁirgean), legend of, [97]
Anglo-Norman aggression, false pretext of, [286]
Anglo-Norman conquest, failure of, [323];
supposed causes of failure, [324];
extent of, [327];
rally begins against, [328];
details of rally, [335]Anglo-Norman invasion, destructive effects of, [308]-[311]
Anglo-Normans, Irish assimilation of, [341]
Annals, restricted scope of the, [178]
Aristocracy, intense pride of, [354]
Armagh founded, [160];
school of, a national university, [284]
B
Bede describes Ireland, [195];
relates Irish migration to Scotland, [195], [196]Belach Mugna (Bealaċ Muġna "Ballaghmoon"), battle of, [260]
Belgae, origin of, [18];
"Brythons," a supposed branch of, [42]Belgic migrations, [52];
extended to Ireland, [57]Bernard, Saint, of Clairvaux, his interest in Ireland, [281]
Black Pig's Dyke, [131]
"Book of Invasions," a national epic, [96]
"Book of Rights," contents of, [274]
Bóramha tribute, [238]
Brega (Breaġa, "Bregia"), kingdom of, [235]
Bregon (Breoġan), legend of, [93]
Brian Bóramha, birth of, [266];
his allies, [268];
his policy, [269]-[272]Britain, Irish invasion of, [141];
Irish settlements in, [155]British ethnography exemplified, [32]
Britons, effect of Roman conquest on, [34]-[37];
displaced from Scotland, [202];
in Irish wars, [203]Brittani, Brittania, origin of the names, [58]
Bronze Age in Ireland, date of, [43];
not Celtic, [44]-[46], [70];
tillage in Ireland during, [72]Brown Earl of Ulster, [339]
Bruce, Edward, chosen king of Ireland, [334];
comes to Ireland, [337]Bruce, Robert, sovereignty of Ireland offered to, [333], [337]
C
Cæsar, Julius on Ireland, [134]
Caledones, [143]
Cathal, king of Munster, [237]
Cashel (Caiseal Muṁan) "discovered," [127];
synod of, [286]Cellachán (Ceallaċán), king of Munster, [266]
Celtae of Gallia Celtica, supposed identity of Gaels with, [42]
Celtic antiquity, growth of learned and popular interest in, [6]-[9]
Celtic migrations to Britain and Ireland, current British theory of, [32];
approximate earliest date of, [48];
traditions concerning, [49], [50];
archaeological evidence of, [51], [52]Celtic origin of Gaels and Britons forgotten by themselves, brought to light by Buchanan, [4]-[5]
Celtic religion, [30]
Celtic resistance to Norsemen, [254]
Celtic studies:
initiated by Buchanan, [5];
developed by Llwyd, [6];
stimulated by Gray, [7];
and still more by Macpherson, [8]Celtic words in the Germanic languages, [17], [18]
Celto-Germanic population, [18]-[25]
Celts:
the name indicative of linguistic not racial descent, [1]-[3];
earliest accounts of, early relations with Germans, [15]-[25];
ancient civilisation of, [25]Cerdraige (Ceardraiġe), [76]
Christian era in Irish chronology, [223]
Christians in Ireland before St. Patrick, [161]-[167]
Chronology of pre-Christian Ireland, [49]
Church, effect of the Anglo-Norman invasion on the, [288], [308]
Church lands, [351]
Ciarán of Saighir, Saint, [161]
"Cities" in Ireland, mentioned by Ptolemy, [137], [138]
"Clan system," notions of, [289], [349], [353]
Clann Cholmáin dynasty, [236]
Clontarf, character of the battle of, [272];
effect on Norsemen, [273]Cóiced (cúigeaḋ), significance of, [101]
Coirpre Nia Fer (Cairbre Nia Fear), king of North Leinster, [104], [106]
Collas, the Three, [124]
Columban monasteries, reorganisation of, [284]
Commios and his sons, [167]-[170]
Communal land tenure, true and false notions of, [295], [351]
Connacht (Connaċta), ancient extent of, [112], [186]
Constantine, Donation of, [17]
Copper mines in Ireland, their remote antiquity, [71]
Copper Period in Ireland, [43], [70]
Copper rivets, ancient industry in, [75]
Corcu Loegdae (Corca Laoiġḋe), [162]
Cormac, king of Munster, [260]
Cormac, king of Tara, [120];
his reign an epoch, [124]Craftsmen enfranchised, [229]
Crinna, battle of, [120]
Cruithin, the Irish name of the Picts, [59], [63]
Cu Chulainn, [79]
Cu Rói (Cú Raoi), [102]
D
Dáirine, [162]
Dál Araidhe, [185]
Dál gCais, "Dalcassians," rising power of, [266], [268]
Dál Riada, [185], [194]-[200], [203]
Danes arrive in Ireland, [253]
Danish kings of the Hebrides, [212]
Dathi=Nath-Í, [157]
De Burgh family, their alleged change in policy, [340]
Déclán (Diaglán), Saint, [161]
Derbfine (Deirḃḟine), significance of, [230], [290]
Dési, Déisi, migration of, [109], [128]
Druim Ceata, assembly of, [197]
Dublin first fortified, [251];
becomes seat of Norse kingdom, [252];
battle of, [264]Dumbarton, "stronghold of the Britons," [198], [204];
captured by Dublin Norsemen, [255]Dynastic polity, [177]
E
Eblana, Eblani, [137]
Ecclesiastical reform, [281]-[288]
Éire, Ériu, origin of the name, [67]
Emain (an Eaṁain, "the Navan"), [115]
England before the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland, [305];
racial type now prevalent in, [39]English invade Ireland, A.D. 684, [201]
English power recovered through firearms and artillery, [347]
Eochu Feidlech (Eoċaiḋ Feiḋleac), [118]
Eochu MacLuchtai (Eoċaiḋ mac Luċta), king of Munster, [103], [104]
Eterscél (Eidirsgéal), king of Ireland, [109]
Eoghanachta, origin of, [127];
states of, [186];
maximum power and decline of, [260]-[262]Érainn, Érna, "Erneans," [65]-[68], [104](—Iverni)
"erenagh"=airchinnech
Etruscan alphabet in Cisalpine Gaul, [167]
Eusebius, Irish writers influenced by, [89]
F
Feidhlimidh, king of Munster, [259]
Feidhlimidh, king of Connacht, career of, [328]
Fer Diad (Fear Diaḋ), [79]
Fergus (Fearġus) defends the Galians, [81]
Fiachu Sroibtine (Fiaċa Sraiftine), [124]
Fiana, [150]
Find Fili (Fionn File), king of South Leinster, [104], [106], [110]
Fionn Bheara a Celtic god, [87]
Fir Domhnann, [79]
Fir Iboth (iḃoṫ), [74] (=Ebudeans)
FitzGerald, Maurice, career of, [328]
Five-fold division of Ireland in ancient tradition, [102]
Flemish settlers in Ireland, [303]
Fochairt, battle of, [338]
Fochla, kingdom of the, [185]
G
Gabhair in Leinster between the two ancient provinces, [107]
Gaelic settlements in Britain, origin of, [46]
Gaels, legendary origin of, [90]
Galians ( Gaileoin), [80], [104]
Gall-Ghaedhil or Norse-Irish, [211], [252]
Gallógláich, "galloglasses," [326];
commanders of, [334];
first record of, [336];
spread of, [341]Gaulish settlers in Ireland, [128]
Genealogies help to explain the annals, [179], [183], [194]
Geography in ancient Irish schools, [92]
Germans and Celts, early relations between, [15]-[25]
Glacial period in Ireland, [69]
Gold in ancient Ireland, [71]
Gormlaith, career of, [262]
Government of an Irish state, character of, [352]
Grants of land, [297]; to Gallóglach commanders, [335]
Grants of lordship, [177]
Greek alphabet used in Gaul, [167]
Greek in ancient Irish schools, [243]
H
Hakon, king of Norway, loses control of Hebrides, [216];
Irish sovereignty offered to, [332]Heathen lore, ancient Irish, [176]
Hebrides, [74]
Hebridean forces, [325];
first appearance in Ireland, [329]Heptarchy in Ireland, [113]
"herenagh"—airchinnech
Hiberni, Hibernia, origin of the names, [67]
History of Ireland, how constructed by ancient writers, [89], [98];
earliest documents of, [114], [175];
distorted views of, [347]
I
Ibar (Iuḃar), Saint, date of, [161]
Ibdaig (Iḃḋaiġ), Ebudeans, [74]
Iberi in Irish legend, [91]
Iberians, supposed early inhabitants of Britain, [40]-[42];
supposed traces of, [62]Inber Scéne (Inḃear Sgéine), legend of, [93]-[95]
Incastellation policy of Anglo-Normans adopted by Irish, [343]
Industrial tribes of pre-Celtic origin, [75]-[79], [82]
Intercourse with the Continent, [242]
Iona granted to St. Columba, [197]
Irish civilisation, chief defect of, [354]
Irish forces under Roman command, [151]
Irish language, ancient learned jargon of, [165]
Irish law, features of, [312]
Irish learning, characteristics of, [240]-[244]
Irish manuscript orthography, origin of, [174]
Iron Age in Britain, supposed to have been introduced by Belgae, [42]
Iron, Celtic expansion facilitated by possession of, [153]
K
Kenneth MacAlpin (Cionaoḋ mac Ailpín), [204]
Kingship, law of succession to, [230]
Kings, functions of, [352]
L
Lagin Tuad-Gabair (Laiġin Tuadḋ-Gaḃair), L. Des-Gabair (Deas-Gaḃair), [107]
Latin in ancient Irish schools, [241]
"Laudabiliter," [286]
Law, courts of, [318]
Law of succession, evil consequences of, [294], [300]
Learning in Ireland, Zimmer's account, [164];
testimony of Saint Columbanus, [166]Leinster, ancient extent of, [108], [122], [129], [186];
struggle for lost territory of, [188];
tribute, [238]Letters in Britain, introduction of, [167]-[170]
Limerick, Norse settlement at, [262]
Lincolnshire, pseudo-scientific ethnography exemplified in the case of, [32]
Literature in Ireland, beginnings of, [167]
M
MacCába ("MacCabe") family, [334]
MacDomhnaill ("MacDonnell, MacConnell." etc.) family, [334];
obtains Irish territory, [219], [342]MacDubhghaill ("MacDugall, MacDowell, Doyle, Coyle") family, [334]
MacRuaidhri ("MacRory, Rogers") family, [334]
MacSíthigh ("MacSheehy, Sheehy, Shee") family, [334]
MacSuibhne ("MacSweeney, Sweeny") family, [334];
first record of, [335]MagRoth, MaġRaṫ=Moira
Magnus, king of Norway, fails to restore Norse power, [280]
Malachy (Maol m'Aoḋóg), Saint, [281]
Mathgamain (Maṫġaṁain) overthrows Eoghanacht dynasty, [268]
Matriarchy, a Pictish custom, [59]
Medraige (Meaḋraiġe), [82]
Midhe, early extent of, [113];
partition of, [235]Military organisation disappears, [229], [235], [251], [267];
reintroduced, [325]Military tribes of pre-Celtic origin, [79]-[82]
Moira, battle of, [199]
Monarchy, Irish, fictitious accounts of, [115], [239];
origin of, [118];
held by Connacht dynasty, [130];
detached from Connacht dynasty, [192];
succession to, [231], [238];
in abeyance, [272];
restored in depraved form, [273]Muirchertach MacErca, king of Ireland, [190]-[193]
Muirchertach, king of Ailech, career of, [266]
Muiredach Tírech (Muireaḋaċ Tíreaċ), [124]
Munster, ancient extent of, [108], [126], [186];
increasing power of, [236];
ecclesiastical kings of, [258]Mythological inhabitants of Ireland, [85]
Mythology of Irish Celts shows traces of continental origin, [87];
transformed by Christian writers, [88]
N
Nationality, ancient Irish conception of, [96];
characteristic development of, [224]-[229];
conscious sense of, [244]-[248]Nath-Í, [157]
Nemed (Neiṁeaḋ), [88]
Neolithic Age in Ireland, [69]
Nia Segomon (Nia Seaġaṁan), [127]
Niall Glundubh, king of Ireland, [263]
Niall of the Nine Hostages, [129], [130], [157];
settlements of his kindred, [180]-[185]Norman statecraft, [301]
Normans, so called, in Ireland, their racial, linguistic, and political affinities, [302]
Norman plan of conquest, [304]
North Leinster kingdom, fall of, [122]
Nuadu (Nuaḋa. Nodons), a Celtic god, [95]
Norse invasions begin, [203], [249];
Celtic resistance to, [205];
conquests in Scotland, [205];
kingdom of Hebrides and Argyle, [211]-[220];
earliest settlements in Ireland, [251];
power in England and France, [254];
expelled from northern Ireland, [255];
adopt a settled life, [265], [273];
demoralisation caused by, [281]
O
Ocha, importance of the battle of, [190], [231]
Oengus (Aonġus), a Celtic god, [86]
Oengus (Aonġus), king of Munster, [128]
O'Farrell (Ua Fearġail) territory extended, [336]
Ogham alphabet, origin of, [170];
inscriptions, range and time of, [173]Ogmios, Ogme (Oġma), a Celtic god, [171]
Oileach=Ailech
oirchinnea=chairchinnech
oireacht=airecht
Oirghialla=Airgialla
O'Neill, Brian, career of, [328];
chosen chief king, [331]O'Neill dynasty, increased power of, [343]
Oriel=Airgialla
Orosius, Irish writers influenced by, [90], [92]-[95]
Ovoca, curious origin of the name, [139]
P
"P-Celts" and "Q-Celts," [43], [46]
Paganism, survival of, [224]
Palæolithic Age not represented in Ireland, [68]
Palladius, Saint, mission of, [163]
Patrick, Saint, [159];
date of his death, [222];
Bury's account of, [225]Pelagius, [164]
Pentarchy in Irish tradition, [100]
Picts, supposed to be Iberians, [41];
Ireland and Britain named from, [59];
in Ireland and Scotland, [62]-[65];
legendary origin of, [64];
in Ireland, [74];
in Ulster, [120], [185];
earliest mention of, [141];
in Connacht, [180];
their kingdom in Scotland overthrown, [204];
they lose territory in Ulster, [233]Pliny on Ireland, [135]
Political system in ancient Ireland, [274]-[278]
Pomponius Mela on Ireland, [134]
Poseidonios on Ireland, [133]
Pre-Celtic population of Ireland, [73]
Pre-Celtic metal workers, [75], [76]
Pretani, significance of the name, [59], [62]
Primitive races, assumptions regarding, [83]
Ptolemy on Ireland, [136]
Q
Qreteni, an ancient name for the Picts, [59]
R
Race, true and false notions of, [1], [2]
Racial fusion in Ireland, [229]
Red Earl of Ulster, [336]
Revolt against Gaelic rule, [80], [119]
Rígdamna (ríoġḋaṁna), precise meaning of, [231]
Roman empire, collapse of, [158]
Roman military system influences Ireland, [150]
"Rosnaree," Ros na Ríoġ, battle of, [103]
S
Schools, reorganisation of, [284]
Scotland, Irish colonisation of, [194];
Irish settlements extend to east coast, [202];
conquest by Cinaed (Cionaoḋ), [204];
centralised polity of, [206];
extent of Irish colonisation, [207];
anglicisation, [208];
feudal institutions introduced, [209]Scotti, legendary origin of, [90];
earliest mention of, [143];
meaning of the name, [144];
St. Jerome's account of, [146]Scottish history, earliest documents of, [198]
Scythians in Irish legend, [91]
Segomo, a Celtic god, [127]
Semaine (Seamaine), Semrige (Seimriġe), Semonrige (Seamonraiġe), Tuath Semon (Seaman), [75], [78]
Síol Aedo Sláne (Síol Aoḋa Sláine), dynasty of, [236]
Sliab Badbgnai (Sliaḃ ḃáġna, "Slieve Baune"), [78]
Sliab Echtgi (Sliaḃ Eaċtġa, "Slieve Aughty or Baughty"), [78]
Snakes absent from Ireland, [140]
Solinus on Ireland, [140]
States in ancient Ireland, classification of, [274], [275]
Strabo on Ireland, [134]
Sumarlidi (Soṁairliḋ), founds a kingdom in western Scotland, [214];
spurious pedigree of, [215];
sends embassy to Derry, [284];
his descendants in Ireland, [326], [334]
T
Tacitus on Ireland, [136]
Tadhg, son of Cian, [121]
Taillte ("Teltown"), assembly of, interrupted, [256];
restored, [258]"Táin Bó Cuailnge," its ancient celebrity, [100]
Tanistry, origin of, [295]
Tara (Teaṁair), a provincial capital, [104];
occupied by Connacht dynasty, [120];
its desertion, legendary and historical, [233]-[236]"Teora Connachta," 130
Tigernach (Tiġearnaċ), [86]
Tillage in Ireland during Bronze Age, [72]
Tin from Britain, ancient trade in, [47]
Tradition, historical value of, [105];
medieval treatment of, [279]"Tribal system," theory of, [289]
Tuathal Teachtmhar, [118]
U
Ui Maine kingdom, origin of, [179]
Ui Néill, [130];
Northern and Southern, [184]-[186];
dissensions of, [233], [236]Uisneach occupied by Connacht dynasty, [118]
Ulaidh, kingdom of, [185]
Ulster, ancient extent of, [112], [123]-[125], [129];
Great Wall of, [131];
strategic aspect of frontier, [328];
O'Neill kings of, [335];
earldom, [336];
goes to English royal house, [339];
Feudal authority overthrown in, [341]Ulster kingdom, fall of, [126]
W
Welsh settlers in Ireland, [303],
(See also under Britons)Warfare in ancient Ireland, [227]
Waterford, Norse settlement at, [262];
successfully defended, [264]World-sovereignty, Irish notions about, [269]
Writing in Irish, early spread of, [176]
Z
Zimmer's theory of the beginning of Irish learning, [164]