Irish local names explained

68 Irish Local Names explained.
Lough Derravara in Westmeath; Loch-Duirlhreach
[Darravara], F. M., the lake of the oaks. See Darraragh.
Lough Erne; the lake of the Ernai, a tribe of people.
Lough Finn ;
see Finn river.
Lough Guitane near Killarnej^; Loch-coitedin [cutthaun],
the lake of the little cot or boat.
Lough Melvin ; corrupted from Loch-Meilghe [Melye],
the hike of Mcihjhe, an ancient king of Ireland.
Lough Neagh ; written in the Book of Leinster LochnEchach
[nehagh], the lake of Eochij [Ohy], a
Munster chief, who was drowned in it at the time of
its eruption in the first century. The iV is a mere
grammatical inflection, and the name is often used
without it; for instance, we find it spelled Lough
Eaiigh in Camden, as well as in many of the maps ol
the 16th and 17th centuries.
Lough Oughter in Cavan ; Loch-uachtar, upper lake,
i. e. upper as regards Lough Erne.
Loughrea in Galway ; Loch-riahhach, grey lake.
Lug; a hollow; the same as Lag and Leg.
Lugduff mountain over Glendalough; black hollow,
from a hollow at the base.
Luggelaw ; the hollow of the lagh or hill.
Lugraore; great hollow.
Lugnaquillia, the highest mountain in Wicklow; Lugna-gcoilleach
[LugnaguUiagh], the hollow of the
cocks, i. e. grouse.
Lumcloon ; bare meadow (lorn, bare).
Lurgan ; the shin ; a long hill.
Lurganboy ; 5'ellow long hill.
Lurraga ; the same as Lurgan.
Lusk in Dublin ; Lusca, a cave.
Lusmagh in King's County; the plain of herbs {lus, an
herb).
Lynally. In the sixth century there was a forest here
called the wood of Ela ; and the church founded by
St. Colman, about the year 590, was thence called
Lann-Ealla (O'C. Cal.), the church of Ela, which
has been anglicised to the present name.
LyTin ; a form of Lann, a house or church.