SOME ANGLICISED SURNAllIES IN lRELAND. 27 in 1374, where they, in later centuries assumed the names of Grierson, Grier, and Gregson, families of the Griern of Lag, Dumfries Co., settling in Co. Tyrone, and at Lurgan, Co. Armagh, and under the name of Gregson extending into the North-Western counties of England, in Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lancashire. The names in Gaelic are written Mac Greagair. Gray.-This name in Ulster and Scotland is one of the three colour names assumed by septs of the Clan Lamond, Black being already referred to. 11IcAreavy is a form as also is Reavy, in Gaelic Mac Giolla-Riabhaich, from riabhach, brindled; also anglicised M' Ilwraith. It is also the anglicised form of the Irish sept name Cul· reavy and Colreavy in the districts of Ballinalee and Drumlish in Co. Longford; Mohill in Co. Leitrim, and in Cavan. In Gaelic nfac Cuilriabhaigh, and of Greevy, a sept that occupied a district in the Barony of Boyle, Co. Roscommon. Father Woulfe gives it also the anglicised form of Grcyhan, Greaghan, and Greahan in Co. Roscommon (0 'Greach· ain). Goodwin-In the districts surrounding Omagh, Goodwin is an anglicised form of M' Goldrick, which sept occupied a district in that part of Tyrone. Goodman.- In the districts surrounding Castleblaney, Co. Monag· han, the McGuigans have, in many cases, assumed the name of Goodman, and in the districts of Carrickmacross, in the same county, they have assumed the names of Pidgeon and Fidgeon. M:eGuigan takes the form of M' Quiggan and M'Wiggan in Galloway, and Wiggin in the I.O.M:. Father Woulfe gives Mac Giollamhaith aB the Gaelic of this anglicised name. Mag Uiginn is the correct form of M' Guigan. Hood.-This name in Scotland is of early Celtic origin, I believe from the Pictish nation and later Gaelicised, as it was written early Hwde. In the I.O.M. it is now written Cudd, earlier Mac Ruel, its corrected Gaelic form We find it in Ulster written Jl.fahood. Holmes- This name in Ulster is the angl;cised form of Mac Tb6mais. Father Woulfe gives thC' Gaelic form Mac Sh6ma;s, only quoting one form. The first form given is the recognised Scottish Gaelic form by Adams. McTavish and M'Cavis (Mac Th6mhais) in the districts about Ballymoney and other parts of Co. Antrim is syno.nymous with Holmes and Thomson, a sept of the clan Campbell in this case.
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