25 SOME ANGLICISED SURNAMES IN IRELAND. of Smith, though many of the name is yet found in Perthshire. 'rhere was several septs of the Gows (MacGobha), McGowans and Gowan (Mac Gobhain) and Mcllgown (Mac Giolla-ghobhain), the latter being a sept of the McDonalcls. Gibson, Gibbs, Gilbertson.-These three names are the anglicised forms of Mac Giolla-Brighde, and the sept is a branch of the clan Buchanan. The name is also written McBride, M' Gilbride, and M' Ilvreecl. The Gibsons and Gibbs were located in Glendrtruel, in Cowal. The Buchanan sept is descended from the Buchanans of Arduill. Another form is M'Gilbert. Gracie.-This name in Ulster is the anglicised form of Mac Greusich, a sept of the 1\IcFarlanes of Dumbarton Co. The other forms are Grassich and Grassie. Gowanson, Gowan, Gowie.-These three names are the anglicised forms of the Scottish sept name of .McGowan (Mac Gobhain) found in N.E. Ulster. Godwin.-In the districts of Tuam, Co. Galway; of Cong, Co. Mayo; and of Ballinrobe, in North Sligo, the name of 0 'Dea (0 'Diaghaidh) has been anglicised Godwin. Guthrie.-This name has been assumed by some of the Irish sept of Lahiff (0 'Laithimh) in the Co. Clare. The name Guthrie in Ulster is of Scottish origin. In Gaelic Mag Uchtre. Thomas Mac Uchtre, Lorcl of Galloway, in 1213, raided Derry with a large army of the Scots of Galloway, destroyed the Church of Coleraine, and built upon its site a castle.· Jackson's Hall, Coleraine, stands on the site of Mac Uchtre 's Castle. Gribbon.-'rhis name belongs to an old Co. _\ntrim sept, the 0 'Gribbons, and the name has no connection whatever with either Griffen, Cribbon or M' Cribbin. Grier, Greir, Greer, Grierson, Gregson, Greg, Gregg, and Gregory, Gregorson, Gregor.-These names are the anglicised forms of 1\IcGregor; some being the name of M' Grier. The clan Gregor, like the Galbraiths, rtnd McLamonds, were outlawed in the early part of the 17th century, and an order of dispersal of the clan by "fire and sword" was issued against them by James VI. They were forbidden to use their own names, henre the various anglicised forms that appeared at an early period. Previous, in the 14th century, branrhes of the clan settled in Dumfries County, under Gilbrid Mac Gregor, son of 1\[aol-Colum 1\fac Gregor, who died
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