Mekween. The original of this difficult name is Miodcaoin. I do not know what it means.
Nathos. Originally Naisi; later Naoise; and commonly pronounced Neeshă.
Nuadh. Pronounced Noo-ă.
Ogam, or Ogham. The ancient Cryptic method of writing, like the Northern Runes, chiefly graven on funeral stones or monuments. The word is sometimes pronounced Oo-am, or oom, but Ogam is probably right according to ancient usage.
Shee Finnaha. The old Gaelic is Fhionncaid, and is properly pronounced Sheeh-Innăchee.
Tailkenn, or Tailcinn. This name for St. Patrick signifies Adze-Head (probably from his monkish tonsure).
Turenn. The old form is Tuireann, and is pronounced Tirran or Toorenn.
Ulad, or Uladh. The old name of Ulster, of which Ultonia is the Latinized form. Ulad is properly pronounced Ulla.
Ur. This name is pronounced oo-ar (Gaelic, Uar). The name in its old form is Iuchar, as that of his brother is Iucharba, which I have given as Urba. It is probable, however, that Ur is the modern equivalent of Iucharba, and Yukar, or Yooch-ar (which I have given as Urba), of the third of the Sons of Turenn. There is great confusion and diversity in these old names.