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  • Haddon, Prof. A.C.,
    1
    ,
    2
  • Hag’s Head signal tower,
    1
  • hall, community,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
  • Hallowe’en,
    1
  • Harbison, Peter (archaeologist),
    1
    ,
    2
  • Hardiman, James,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ;
    • his edition of
      West
      or
      H-Iar
      Connaught,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ,
      4
      ,
      5
      ;
    • History
      of
      Galway,
      1
  • hare, the last in Aran,
    1
  • Harley, Rev., PP,
    1
  • “Harry Stattle,”
    1
  • Hart, H.C. (botanist),
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
  • hazel scrub,
    1
    ,
    2
    ;
    • cutting rods,
      1
      ;
    • in the Burren,
      1
  • health clinic,
    1
  • Heaney, Seamus,
    1
  • Hedderman, Nurse,
    1
  • hedgehog,
    1
  • Helueus, St.,
    1
  • hen and chicks,
    1
  • Henry, Françoise,
    1
  • Henry III,
    1
  • Henry VIII,
    1
    ,
    2
  • Hercynian (period of mountain building),
    1
  • heritage centre (Ionad Árann),
    1
    ,
    2
  • Hernon-Johnston, Bridget and Treasa,
    1
    ,
    2
  • Hernons (Cill Mhuirbhigh),
    1
    ;
    • Beartla,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ;
    • Beartla (bailiff),
      1
      ;
    • the Colonel,
      1
      ;
    • Grannie,
      1
      ;
    • Sonny,
      1
      ;
    • see
      also
      Ó hIiarnáin
  • high crosses: in Cill Éinne,
    1
    ,
    2
    • forerunners of,
      1
      ;
    • memorial to Fr. O’Donoghue,
      1
      ;
    • at the Seven Churches,
      1
  • Hilarius, St.,
    1
  • Hill Farm,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
    ,
    5
    ,
    6
    ,
    7
    ,
    8
    ,
    9
    ,
    10
  • Hindley, Prof. R.,
    1
  • Hitler,
    1
    ,
    2
  • holy wells,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
    ,
    5
    ,
    6
    ,
    7
    ,
    8
    ,
    9
  • Hope, Bob,
    1
  • hops,
    1
  • Horan (butcher),
    1
  • horsehairs, and eels,
    1
  • horses: Connemara pony,
    1
    ,
    2
    ;
    • the General,
      1
      ;
    • Stail Yorke,
      1
      ,
      2
  • Howth: Countess of,
    1
    ;
    • Earl of,
      1
      ;
    • see
      also
      St. Lawrences and Digby family
  • hulk (ice-store),
    1
  • Hy Breasail,
    1
  • Iaráirne,
    1
    ;
    • derivation of name,
      1
  • Iar-Chonnacht,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
  • Ibrickan (Co. Clare),
    1
  • Ice Ages,
    1
    ;
    • see
      also
      glaciation
  • Indian (American), story of,
    1
  • Infants’ Burial Ground
    1
    ;
    • see
      also
      the Burren
  • Inishbofin,
    1
  • Inishmurray,
    1
    ,
    2
  • Inis Leacan,
    1
  • Inis Meáin: and Árainn Bheag,
    1
    ;
    • Concannons,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    • Irish-language enthusiasts,
      1
      ;
    • Knitwear Co.,
      1
      ;
    • land reclamation,
      1
      ;
    • Lawless’
      Grania,
      1
      ;
    • O’Callaghan,
      1
      ;
    • Petrie,
      1
      ;
    • potato blight,
      1
      ;
    • RSAI visit,
      1
      ;
    • Synge,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    • wedge tombs,
      1
  • Inis Oírr: abbot of,
    1
    ;
    • cuckoo story,
      1
      ;
    • demised to McNamara,
      1
      ;
    • derivation of name,
      1
      ;
    • dialect,
      1
      ; 
    • Fitzpatricks,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    • Fr. O’Flaherty,
      1
      ;
    • Nurse Hedderman,
      1
      ;
    • Petrie,
      1
      ;
    • saved by limpet,
      1
      ;
    • signal tower,
      1
      ;
    • wedge tomb,
      1
  • inquisition of 1581,
    1
    ,
    2
  • Íochtar an Bhaile,
    1
    ,
    2
  • Iona,
    1
    ,
    2
  • Ionad Árann (heritage centre),
    1
    ,
    2
  • Irish Field Club Union visit,
    1
  • Irish Iodine and Marine Salts Co.,
    1
  • Irish Island Society,
    1
  • Irish language: Aran dialects,
    1
    ;
    • status of,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
  • Irish National League,
    1
  • iron, magic of,
    1
  • Iron Age,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
    ,
    5
  • Irwins of Cottage (Roscommon),
    1
  • Island and Coast Society,
    1
  • Iubhar,
    1
  • Jacob’s dream,
    1
  • Jarlath, St.,
    1
  • jarvies,
    1
  • Jobber, the little,
    1
  • Joeen na gCloch,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
  • Joe Watty’s pub,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
  • John, Augustus,
    1
  • Johnston family: crest,
    1
    ;
    • George Irwin,
      1
      ;
    • James,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ;
    • Patrick O’Flaherty Johnston,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ;
    • Robert (Doolin),
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    • see
      also
      Hernon–Johnston
  • Joyce, James,
    1
  • Joyce Country,
    1
  • jugs, decorative,
    1
  • “Jumpers,”
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
  • Keating, Geoffrey,
    Foras
    Feasa
    ar
    Éirinn,
    1
  • Kelly, Frank (rates collector),
    1
  • Kells, Synod of,
    1
  • kelp: monopoly,
    1
    ;
    • prices,
      1
      ,
      2
  • Kerrigan, Paul,
    1
  • Kevin, St.,
    1
  • key of clock,
    1
  • Kilbride, Rev.,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
    ,
    5
    ,
    6
    ;
    • as antiquarian,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ,
      4
  • Kilcholan,
    1
  • Kilchorna,
    1
  • Kilfenora: high crosses,
    1
    ;
    • diocese of,
      1
  • Killary Harbour (Connemara),
    1
  • Killeany,
    see
    Cill Éinne
  • Killeany Lodge: Aisling Árann,
    1
    ;
    • Fitzpatricks,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ;
    • Irish language school,
      1
      ;
    • Martin and Ross,
      1
      ;
    • O’Malleys,
      1
      ;
    • the “Saucepans,”
      1
  • Killeen, Fr. Thomas (Ó Cillín),
    1
    ,
    2
    ;
  • Kilmacduagh,
    1
  • Kilmartin (and the Land War),
    1
  • Kilmurvey,
    1
    ;
    • see
      also
      Cill Mhuirbhigh
  • Kilmurvey House,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
    ,
    5
    ,
    6
    ,
    7
    ,
    8
    ,
    9
    ,
    10
    ,
    11
    ,
    12
    ,
    13
    ,
    14
    ,
    15
    ,
    16
  • Kilronan,
    see
    Cill Rónáin
  • Kinahan, G.H. (geologist and antiquarian),
    1
    ,
    2
  • Kincora,
    1
  • King, Stephen (Cill Mhuirbhigh),
    1
  • King family (blacksmiths),
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ;
    • Gregory,
      1
      ;
    • Mícheál,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    • Patrick,
      1
      ;
    • “Tiger” (Colman),
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ;
    • smithy,
      1
      ,
      2
  • Kinsale, defeat of,
    1
  • Kinvara (Co. Galway),
    1
    ,
    2
  • knitting: stockings,
    1
    ;
  • Aran knitting,
    1
  • Knockbane (Knockbaun, Moycullen),
    1
  • Korea, Ladies’ Tennis Champion of,
    1
  • Kosangas,
    1
  • Labouchère (journalist),
    1
  • “
    L
    á
    Brea’
    s” (language learners),
    1
  • lackey moth caterpillars,
    1
  • ladybirds,
    1
  • Lamb, Charles (painter),
    1
  • Lambert, Walter, of Cregclare,
    1
  • Land Act of 1891,
    1
  • Land Commission: fair rents,
    1
    ;
    • houses,
      1
      ;
    • purchase of Aran,
      1
  • Land Court,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
  • Land League: Aran branch,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ;
    • National,
      1
      ,
      2
  • Land War,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
    ,
    5
    ,
    6
    ,
    7
    ,
    8
    ,
    9
    ;
    • reparations,
      1
  • Langridge, David (geologist),
    1
  • Lár an Bhaile,
    1
  • lark’s nest,
    1
  • Lawless, Emily,
    Grania,
    the
    Story
    of
    an
    Island,
    1
  • lazy-beds (spade-ridges),
    1
  • Leaba an Spioraid Naoimh,
    1
  • Leaba Asurnaí (St. Soorney’s Bed),
    1
  • Leaba Bhreacáin,
    1
  • Leaba Dhiarmada is Gráinne,
    see
    Diarmaid and Gráinne
  • Leaba Rónáin,
    1
  • leabaí
    (“bed” or grave),
    1
  • leacht
    (monument or flagstone),
    1
    ,
    2
  • Leacrachaí an Fháin,
    1
  • “Leamhchoill,”
    1
    ;
    • see
      also
      Tobar an Bhradáin
  • Leath-cheathrú Bheairtliméid,
    1
  • Lebor
    Gab
    á
    la
    (the Book of the Taking of Ireland),
    1
    ,
    2
  • Leitir Mealláin (Connemara),
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
  • Lemonfield (Connemara),
    1
  • leprechaun,
    1
  • Lesser Aran, the,
    1
  • Letterdeskert (Connemara),
    1
  • Lever, Charles,
    1
  • Lewis, Samuel,
    Topographical
    Dictionary
    of
    Ireland,
    1
  • Lhuyd, Edward,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
  • “
    ligaitreabh
    ”
    (
    liag-áitreabh,
    “pillar-house”),
    1
  • light arches moth,
    1
  • lighthouses: Eochaill,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ,
    4
    ;
    • North Light,
      1
  • Lilliput Press, the,
    1
    ,
    2
  • limestone: clints and grykes,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
    ;
    • dolomitized,
      1
      ;
    • karst,
      1
      ;
    • pavements,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    • solution-hollows,
      1
      ;
    • strata,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
      ;
    • see
      also
      Carboniferous period, fossils, and glaciation
  • Lios na dTrom,
    1
  • Lismore
    Lives
    of
    the
    Saints,
    1
  • Lithostrotion
    (fossil coral),
    1
  • Lively
    Lady
    (lobster-boat),
    1
    ,
    2
  • liverworts,
    1
  • “Lives” of the saints,
    1
  • lizard (O’Flaherty crest),
    1
  • Local Government Board,
    1
  • Loch an Mhuirbhigh: Cill Mhuirbhigh,
    1
    ;
    • Bun Gabhla,
      1
  • Log na Marbh,
    1
    ,
    2
  • Lonán the Left-handed,
    1
  • London Hibernian Society,
    1
  • longevity of Araners,
    1
  • “long hundreds” of fish,
    1
  • Longley, Michael,
    1
  • Lough Corrib (and O’Flaherty history),
    1
  • Lough Hacket (Headford),
    1
  • Louvain,
    1
    ,
    2
    ,
    3
  • lu
    í
    mór
    (big lie-down),
    1
  • Lylly, Florence (Elizabethan grantee),
    1
  • Lynam, E.V.,
    1

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