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Brigid.

  Inis Cathaigh

  Pronounced - inish kat-ay

  Monastery on Scattery Island in the bay on the estuary of the River Shannon, in Ireland.

  Inis Medhcoit

  Pronunciation - inish mey-coych

  Celtic word for the Island of Lindisfarne.

  Iona

  Pronounced - ee-oon-ah

  Anglo-Saxon name for the small island located in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland.

  Iona of Domnonia

  Pronounced - yo-na of dom-no-nee-uh

  Isc

  Pronounced - isk

  Axe River.

  Isca Dumnoniorum

  Pronounced - iska dum-no-nee-or-um

  Isolde

  Pronounced - ee-zold-ay

  Daughter of Hoel. Tristan's Breton wife.

  Isuelt

  Pronounced - ih-soolt

  Domnall mac Ead and Ysuet's daughter. Princess of Eire. King Marc's wife.

  Iudog

  Pronounced - yoo-dog

  Brother of Haelog.

  Iuduacael

  Pronounced - yoo-dwa-kail

  Brother of Haelog.

  Iuduael

  Pronounced - yoo-dwal

  Juliot

  Pronounced - jool-ee-awt

  Monk that founded Tintagel's monastery.

  Kaourantin

  Pronounced - kaoh-RAHN-teen

  Breton prince. Haelog's nephew. Hoel of Carhaix's son.

  Ken

  Pronounced - kent

  Kernev

  Pronounced - ker-nev

  Cornish word for Brittany.

  Kieve

  Pronounced - kee-ehv

  Cornish word for basin. St. Nechtan's kieve is a stone basin into which the falling Trevillitt Falls.

  Laigin

  Pronounced - lay-en

  Leinster, Ireland - contained the present day counties, Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow.

  Lann

  Pronounced - lan

  (Cornish) Church-site, or enclosure.

  Lann

  Pronounced - lawn

  (Irish)A thin, very flexible plate, strip or ribbing of burnished gold or silver worn as a head band around the forehead with which to confine the hair.

  Lann Madryn

  Pronounced - lan ma-drin

  Madryn's (Materiana) church perched on the cliffs above Tintagel.

  Lannwedhenek

  Pronounced - Lan-weth-nik

  Modern Padstow in Cornwall.

  Laoghaire, King

  Pronounced - leery

  Fifth century high-king of Ireland.

  Leacht

  Pronounced - ly-act

  Tomb.

  L?ine

  Pronounced - lay-neh

  Long, shirt-like garment, reaching slightly above the ankles, though longer for women. The longer leine is always worn with a brat and never with trousers.

  L?inte

  Pronounced - laynt-yuh

  Plural of l?ine, tunics.

  Lindisfarne

  Pronounced - lin-dis-fahrn

  Also called Holy Island. Monastery founded by Bishop Aidan on the island off of the coast of Northumbria.

  Llancarfen

  Pronounced - lhan- kar-ven

  Monastery in the Vale of Glamorgan.

  Llwyd Coed

  Pronounced - lhoo-id koid

  Llwynderw

  Pronounced - lhoo-in-deer-uh

  The forest in which Isio resides. The name means oak grove.

  Llydaw

  Pronounced - lhoo-dah

  Native Celtic name for Brittany.

  Lochlainn

  Pronounced - lahk-law-in

  Territory of the Cenel nEoghain, also called Magh Ithe (Moy Ith) in East Donegal (Inishowen).

  Loch nEachach

  Pronounced - lahkh-nay

  Lough Neagh. Large lake located in the center of Northern Ireland and bordered by Antrim, Ballymena, Cookstown, Craigavon, Dungannon, Lisburn and Magherafelt.

  Long Mountain

  Long Mountain, Montgomeryshire, Wales.

  Lough Easke

  Pronounced - lahkh-esk

  Lough Eske, Lake of the Fish in County Donegal.

  Lughar

  Pronouced - loo-uhr

  Bishop Aidan's father.

  Lus chosgadh na fola

  Pronounced - luhs kawsh-gui nuh faw-luh

  The herb yarrow, literally translated - plant that stops bleeding.

  Lus cn?mh

  Pronounced - luhs knauv

  The healing herb comfrey, sometimes called boneset.

  Lus nan leac

  Pronounced - luhs nun lyak

  The herb eyebright, literally translated means hillside plant.

  Mabon

  Pronounced - mai-bon

  Pagan celebration of Harvest or Autumnal Equinox.

  Mabyn

  Pronounced - ma-ben

  Macliau

  Pronounced - makh-ly-au

  King of Bro-Waroch.

  Madryn

  Pronounced - mad-rin

  Ancestor of Vortigern and wife of Ynyr Gwent (ruler of the area around Caerwent.) She established churches in Tintagel and Minister, Cornwell.

  Maelan

  Pronounced - meyl-awn

  Type of shoe. Ornamented, tanned leather shoes with sole and heel.

  Mael Chaba

  Pronounced - meyl khuh-buh

  Domnall mac Aed's brother, Isuelt's uncle.

  Maelgwn ap Cadwallon

  Pronounced - male-goo-un ap kad-wal-on

  Son of Cadwallon ap Einion.

  Maelodar Macha

  Pronounced - meyl-ah-duhr ma-ha

  King of Airgialla.

  Maes Cogwy

  Pronounced - mais cog-oo-ee

  Magh Mor

  Pronounced - moy more

  Moira, where Congal Ca?ch's seat was based - Rath Mor (Moylinney), in present day Antrim, Ireland.

  Magh Rath

  Pronounced - moy-ruh

  Meaning - Plain of the Forts. Located in present day Ulster, Ireland.

  Mairi

  Pronounced - MEIR-ee

  Isolde's Breton servant.

  Malo

  Pronounced - malo

  Monk at the monastery Aleth.

  Mama?

  Pronounced - mam-ee

  Irish word meaning - mother, mama.

  Mam-gu

  Pronounced - mam-gee

  Meaning - grandmother.

  Manua

  Pronounced - man-wa

  Isle of Man.

  Marc, King

  Pronounced - mark

  King of Cerniw.

  Marchog

  Pronounced - mar-khog

  British horseman.

  Marchogluodd

  Pronounced - mar-khog-lee-odh

  British light cavalry.

  Marchomawr

  Pronounced - mar-kho-mar

  British heavy cavalry.

  Math

  Pronounced - maith

  Cadwallon's guide and champion.

  mB?gaine

  Pronounced - mo-gin-eh

  Dynastic line from the Cen?l Conaill, the name B?gaine having derived from ?nna B?guine, son of Conall Gulban. They controlled a small strip of Land in east Donegal and West Tyrone.

  Meigen

  Pronounced - may-gen

  Also called Heathfield, Hatfield near Doncaster. Battlefield where Cadwallon killed Edwin on October 12, 633.

  Mentel

  Pronounced - mayn-tayl

  Mantle.

  Merthyr Teyryn

  Pronounced - mer-thir teir-in

  Meaning - The Martyred King - church in honor of Meurig ap Tewdrig.

  Meurig ap Tewdrig

  Pronounced - MEI-rig ap Teu-drig

  King of Glywysing 620 - 665.

  Midach

  Pronounced - mi-jukh

  Physician/healer - expert in
internal medicine and the use of herbs.

  Midhe Valley

  Pronounced - mee

  Meath. Boyne River Valley, Ireland.

  Minister

  Prounounced - meen-EES-ter

  Church near Boscastle, Cornwall.

  Misty Hills

  Breidden Hills, Shropshire, Wales.

  Moel-bryn

  Pronounced - moil brin

  Meaning - bare hills. Breidden hill, Shropshire, Wales.

  Mointeach liath

  Pronounced - mahn-yahk ly-ee-uh

  Bog moss, or grey peat moss.

  Mon

  Pronounced - moon

  Ynys Mon. Also called Isle of Mon. Present day Isle of Anglesey.

  Morcant Hen

  Pronounced - mawr-cant heen

  King of Gwennwys. (Gwent)

  Morfael ap Glast

  Pronounced - mor-va-el ap glas

  King of Glastenning. (Somerset) Brother of Eluan Powys and Cynddylan.

  M?rholt

  Pronounced - more-halt

  Domnall mac Aed's champion. Morhold mac C?eil of the Cen?l mB?gain line.

  Mormarc'h

  Pronounced - MUR-markh

  One of King Marc's horses.

  Moya

  Pronounced - mow-ya

  Isolde's nurse.

  Mumu

  Pronounced - muh-muh

  Munster, Ireland, contained present day counties, Clare, Tipperary, Limerick, Waterford, Kerry and Cork.

  Myrddin

  Pronounced - mur-thin

  Myrddin Wylly or Merlinus Caledonensis, sixth century prophet, most often associated with King Arthur.

  Nemnach

  Pronounced - nem-nuhk

  A well or spring situated close to Rath Laoghaire and formed a stream named Nith, through the glen. Means bright or sparkling.

  Neustria

  Pronounced - noo-stree-uh

  Western part of the kingdom of the Merovingian Franks. (Present day northwest France.)

  Neven

  Pronounced - nay-van

  One of Hoel's Breton retainers.

  Nicca

  Pronounced - NIK-uh

  Nindid the Pious

  Pronounced - nin-ig

  One of Ireland's Twelve Apostles.

  Nine Cantreds

  Pronounced - kan-tred

  Clan territories. Roughly organized by land containing one hundred vills (villages).

  Northmen

  Scandinavians.

  Northumbria

  Pronounced - north-um-bree-yuh

  Nynniaw, king

  Pronounced - nin-ee-aw

  Ochra

  Pronounced - ah-chruh

  Stockings or leggings of cloth or thin leather.

  Offa

  Pronounced - oaf-fah

  King Oswald's brother

  Oillil Cedach

  Pronounced - AHL-yil ke-juhkh

  King of Cen?l Laeghaire.

  Oriel

  Pronounced - ah-ree-ahl

  Name for the province Airgialla.

  Osfrith

  Pronounced - oh-sfreeth

  King Edwin's son by Coenburg.

  Oslac

  Pronounced - oh-slok

  King Oswald's brother.

  Oslaf

  Pronounced - oh-slahf

  King Oswald's brother.

  Osric

  Pronounced - oh-sreek

  Kinsman to King