Irish local names explained

10 Irinh Local Names explained.
was fought here in the first century, between the
Connaught and Ulster forces. Keth Mac Magach,
a Connaught chief, threw a hard round ball at Conor
mac IS'essa, king of Ulster, and struck him on the head,
from the effects of which the
afterwards.
king died seven years
Ardpatrick; St. Patrick's height.
Ardrahan ; Ard-rathain, the lieighfc of the ferns.
Ardskeagh ; the height of the slccaghs or bushes.
Ardstraw in Tyrone ; Ard-sratha [Ard-srawha], F. M.,
the height of (or near) the river holm.
Ardvally in Donegal and Sligo. See page 1
Ardvarna, Ardvarncss, Ardvarney, Ardvaruish ; Ardhliearna
and Ard hhearnas, high gap.
Arless in Queen's County; Ard-lios, high fort.
Armagh; written in all Irish authovhk'S Ard-J/ncha,
Avhich, in the Book of Arningh, is translated ^/////^r/o
Maclice, Macha's height. From Queen Macha of the
golden hair, who founded the palace of Emania, 300
)-ears B. C.
Armoy in Antrim; Airthlr-Ifaighe [Arhir-moy], F. M.,
eastern plain.
Artimacormack in Antrim; Ard-tighe'Mic-Cormaic, the
height of Mac Cormack's house.
Artrea in Deny; Ard-Trea (Mart. Taml.), Trea's
height. The virgin St. Trea flourished in the fifth
century.
Askeaton ; took its name from the cataract on the Deel
near the town, which the F. M. cixll £as-Gej)htim
[Ass-Geftine], Gephtine's cataract.
Assan, Assaun ; small ass or waterfall.
Assaroe at Ballyshannon. The Book of Leinster states
that Aedh-Eimdh [Aj'-roo], queen Macha's father (see
Armagh), was drowned in this cataract, which was
thence called from him Eas-Aedlia- Ruaidh [Assayroo],
Aedh-BuadJi's waterfall.
Assey on the Boyne in Meath. The F. M. record that
in A. D. 524 " the battle of Ath Sithe [Ah-Shee] was
gained by Mm'rcheartach {king of Ireland) against the
Leinstermen, where Sitlie [Shee] the son of Diati was
slain, from whom Ath- Sithe {Sithe's ford) is called."