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is pronounced Flynn. In this name
the F is sometimes aspirated, which
altogether destroys its sound, and the
name then becomes O'Lynn. which is
also pretty common. But the o is
usually now omitted from both names
reducing them to Flynn and Lynn.
Flann also becomes family name
with Mac. thus giving the name Mack
lin; while other branches of the same
family call themselves MacGloin
Many again contract the Mac to G..
thus giving Glynn or Glenn.
The peculiar changes caused by
those extraordinary conversions of
terms are instanced in two places in
Derry. viz. Desert Lyn OLynn's
Hermitage), and Monster Lyn co..
Lynn's Monastery); but the latter ia
now always called by the seductive
name of demonstrating. With the
diminutive gan, and a vowel sound in
serted, the family name O'Flanagan
has been formed, signifying the grand.
son of the little red faced man.
Aedh, sounded by ay in say, is In
terpreted by Cormac McCullenan and
other ancient writer's to mean fire. In
its original application it was prob
ably used in the sense of a fiery war;
rior; this name has been in use in Ire
land from the most remote antiquity,
and was used among the Gauls in the
time of julius Caesar. We find il
among those early colonists the De-
dannans. and it was very common
among the Milesians who succeeded
them. 1t was the name of a great
many of our ancient kings: and the
Irish ecclesiastics named Aedh are all
most innumerable.
From it are derived the family
names O'Hay Or O'Hea and Mackay,
beth of which have been modified into
various modern forms. some families
calling themselves Hay; in Limerick
the name is very common in the form
OF Hayes
The usual undermined form of Mac
Aedha is Magee or Mackay. which
would be correct II accented on the
last syllable. which 1t generally is not
1t is very common In the form of Nc
Hugh, which again is often still fur
Their modernized to Hughes. The per-
sonal name, Aedhagan. gives origin
t" the family name MacEgan and
O'Hagan.
Eoghan (Owen) means well-born.
This name ia now very common in
Wales, Scotland and Ireland; but 1t
is also often changed to Eugene.
which is the corresponding Greek
name having the same meaning. The
family name MacOwen is derived from
il. but it is more frequently written
MacKeon.
Art is an ancient Celtic word. which
has three Meanings stone. God, and
noble. AS personal name 1t was or
isinally meant to convey the idea Of
hardness, bravery. and power of en-
durance in battle. 1T was. very much
used in ireland, several Of our an
cient kings having borne the name;
and was equally common in Wales un-
der the form of Arthur name which
will remind every reader of the great
Welsh mythical hero with his knights
of the round table. AS personal
name it is still used in Ireland, but is
now always made Arthur: and as a
family name it exists in O'Hart. now
more generally Hart. also MacArt and
Macarthur.
from which we have the family name
O'Hartigan Or Hartigan. still to be
met with in some Of the southern col
onies. Dunlang O'Hartigan was the
name of one of the Dalcassian heroes
slain at the battle Of Clontarf.
Aengus Is name which has been
used in Ireland from the earliest per-
iod. One of the most celebrated of
cur mythical characters was the great
pedannan enchanter. Tengus of Bruga
on the Boyne. and Aengus was the
name of one of the three brothers.
sons of Erc-Yho led a colony to Scot
land in the year SOC, and founded the
Scottish monarchy. In Ireland it is
still used as personal name, but is
nearly always changed to Aeneas. The
name is to be interpreted as meaning
unity or concentration Of strength.
From it's genitive form Aengusa (Ae-
nusa) come the family names Hennes-
sy and MacGinnis.
Great numbers of Irish personal
names were taken from the names of
animals. the individuals being sup
posed to possess in an eminent degree
the characteristic qualities of the an.
finals they were named after.
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