Dáirine, 162 Dál Araidhe, 185 Dál gCais, "Dalcassians," rising power of, 266, 268 Dál Riada, 185, 194-200, 203 Danes arrive in Ireland, 253 Danish kings of the Hebrides, 212 Dathi=Nath-Í, 157 De Burgh family, their alleged change in policy, 340 Déclán (Diaglán), Saint, 161 Derbfine (Deirḃḟine), significance of, 230, 290 Dési, Déisi, migration of, 109, 128 Druim Ceata, assembly of, 197 Dublin first fortified, 251; becomes seat of Norse kingdom, 252; battle of, 264 Dumbarton, "stronghold of the Britons," 198, 204; captured by Dublin Norsemen, 255 Dynastic polity, 177 E Eblana, Eblani, 137 Ecclesiastical reform, 281-288 Éire, Ériu, origin of the name, 67 Emain (an Eaṁain, "the Navan"), 115 England before the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland, 305; racial type now prevalent in, 39 English invade Ireland, A.D. 684, 201 English power recovered through firearms and artillery, 347 Eochu Feidlech (Eoċaiḋ Feiḋleac), 118 Eochu MacLuchtai (Eoċaiḋ mac Luċta), king of Munster, 103, 104 Eterscél (Eidirsgéal), king of Ireland, 109 Eoghanachta, origin of, 127; states of, 186; maximum power and decline of, 260-262 Érainn, Érna, "Erneans," 65-68, 104 (--Iverni) "erenagh"=airchinnech Etruscan alphabet in Cisalpine Gaul, 167 Eusebius, Irish writers influenced by, 89 F Feidhlimidh, king of Munster, 259 Feidhlimidh, king of Connacht, career of, 328 Fer Diad (Fear Diaḋ), 79 Fergus (Fearġus) defends the Galians, 81 Fergus mac Eire, 116, 194 Fiachu Sroibtine (Fiaċa Sraiftine), 124 Fiana, 150 Find Fili (Fionn File), king of South Leinster, 104, 106, 110 Fionn Bheara a Celtic god, 87 Fir Bolg, 77, 79 Fir Domhnann, 79 Fir Iboth (iḃoṫ), 74 (=Ebudeans) FitzGerald, Maurice, career of, 328 Five-fold division of Ireland in ancient tradition, 102 Flemish settlers in Ireland, 303 Fochairt, battle of, 338 Fochla, kingdom of the, 185 Fomori (Foṁoraiġ), 85, 87 G Gabhair in Leinster between the two ancient provinces, 107 Gaelic settlements in Britain, origin of, 46 Gaels, legendary origin of, 90 Galians (Gaileoin), 80, 104 Gall-Ghaedhil or Norse-Irish, 211, 252 Gallógláich, "galloglasses," 326; commanders of, 334; first record of, 336; spread of, 341 Gaulish settlers in Ireland, 128 Genealogies help to explain the annals, 179, 183, 194 Geography in ancient Irish schools, 92 Germans and Celts, early relations between, 15-25 Glacial period in Ireland, 69 Gold in ancient Ireland, 71 Gormlaith, career of, 262 Government of an Irish state, character of, 352 Grants of land, 297; to Gallóglach commanders, 335 Grants of lordship, 177 Greek alphabet used in Gaul, 167 Greek in ancient Irish schools, 243 H