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<strong>Irish</strong> Local Names <strong>explained</strong>. 77<br />

Pubble; Pobul, people, a congregation.<br />

Pubblebrien in Limerick; O'Brien's people; for it "vras<br />

the patrimony of the O'Briens.<br />

Pullagh ; a place full of holes.<br />

PuUans, Pullens; little holes or pits.<br />

Quilcagh mountain at the source of the Shannon in<br />

Cavan; Cailceach, dhaW-j from :,<br />

its white face.<br />

Quilly ; Coillidh [cuilly], woodland.<br />

Kacavan ; liath-cahhain, the fort of the hollow.<br />

Eahan in King's County ; Raithin, a ferny place.<br />

Rahaniska, Eahanisky; the rath of the water.<br />

Kahard; Rath-ard, high fort.<br />

Raharney inWestmeath; Rath-At/iairne, Aharny's fort.<br />

Kaheen ; little rath or fort.<br />

Eaheenduff ; black little fort.<br />

Eaheenroe; Raith'in-ruadh, red little fort.<br />

Eahelty ; Rath-eilte, the fort of the doe (eih't).<br />

Eaheny near Dublin; Rath-Enna, F. M., Enna's fort.<br />

Eahugh in Westmeath ; the fort of St. Aedh or Hugh,<br />

the son of Brec, who built a church in the old rath<br />

in the sixth century.<br />

Eaigh ; same as Eath, a fort.<br />

Eakeeragh ; the fort of the sheep {caera).<br />

Earaoan in Antrim; Rath-Modhain, Modan's fort.<br />

Eanaghan, Eannagh; a ferny place {raithne, a fern).<br />

Eaphoe in Donegal; Rath-bhoth [Ea-vohJ,<br />

fort of the hoths, tents, or huts.<br />

F. M., the<br />

Easharkin in Antrim; Ros Earcdin, Erkan's promontory.<br />

Eashee in Antrim; Rath-sithe [Ra-shee], P. M., the fort<br />

of the fairies.<br />

Eatass in Kerry ; Rath-teas, southern fort.<br />

Eath ; a circular fort.<br />

Eathangan in Kildare; Ratli-Iomgliain [Eath-ImganJ,<br />

Imgan's fort.<br />

Eathanny ; Rath-eanaighe, the fort of the marsh.<br />

Eathaspick ; the fort of the bishop {easpug).<br />

Eathbane, Eathbaun; white rath.<br />

Eathbeg; little fort.<br />

Eathborney in Clare; Rath-hoirne, the fort of Burren.<br />

from its situation in the old district of Burren.<br />

Eathcormack ; Curmac's fort.

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