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]