Ancient Names for Ireland
A list of the ancient names for Ireland taken from Geoffrey Keating’s “General History of Ireland”.
“The first name which was given to Ireland was ‘Inis na bhfiodhbhadh,’ …
The second name was ‘Crioch na bhfuineadhach,’ …
The third name was ‘Inis Ealga,’ …
The fourth name was Éire, …
The fifth name was Fódhla, …
The sixth name was Banbha, …
The seventh name was Inis Fáil; ..
The eighth name was Muicinis; …
The ninth name was Scotia; …
The tenth name was Hibernia; …
The eleventh name was Iuernia, …
The twelfth name was Irin, according to Diodorus Siculus …
The thirteenth name was Irlanda; …
The fourteenth name was Ogygia, ..,
– Geoffrey Keating, General History of Ireland, c.1632.
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