LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL ABBREVIATIONS USED.
a., adj.—adjective.
A.—Anglo-Irish (implying that the word is of English origin).
ad.—adverb.
A. McC.—Art Mac Cooey, an Armagh poet of the 18th century.
Arm.—Armagh.
B.—The Barony (the tract so called in East Cork adjoining Youghal).
Bar.—Barbarous.
C.—Coney's Irish-English Dictionary.
Cav.—Cavan.
cf.—compare.
Cear. O'D.—Cearbhall O'Daly.
C. M.—Cuirt an Ṁeaḋón Oiḋċe.
coll., collect.—collective.
comp.—comparative.
Con.—Connaught.
Condon—Patrick Condon, a nineteenth century Cork poet.
d.—dative.
Der.—Derry.
Don.—Donegal.
Donl.—Donlevy's Irish Catechism.
D. R.—Donnchadh Ruadh Mac Con Mara.
E.—East (as in East Kerry, East Ulster, etc.).
E. M.—East Munster.
E. U.—East Ulster.
E. R.—Eoghan Ruadh O'Sullivan.
f.—feminine.
Fer.—Pierce Ferriter.
Glengar.—Glengarriffe.
Ferm.—Fermanagh.
F. F.—Forus Feasa ar Eirinn, by Keating.
3 f. of An.—3 Fragments of Annals.
g.—genitive.
genly.—generally.
G. J.—The Gaelic Journal.
gsf.—genitive singular feminine.
id.—idem, the same.
intr.—intransitive.
Kea.—Keating.
Ker.—Kerry.
Kilk.—Kilkenny.
L.—Leinster.
McCur. Dic.—McCurtin's English Irish Dictionary.
M'D.—Seaghán Clárach MacDomhnaill.
Mea.—Meath.
Mid. Ir.—Middle Irish.
Mon.—Monaghan.
