SOME ANGLICISED SURNAMES IX lRELAND. 39 physicians; in Gaelic 1\Iac An-Leigh, tho "Son of the Doctor_" William Livingstone, the bard, belonged to the Argyle sept of :llac Dhuinnshleibhe. This latter name is angli· cised to 1\I' Clew and M' Glew in Ulster. Lamb.-This· name is the angliciscd form of Q'Loan in Orghiall, County J,outh and Cavan; in Gaelic O'Luain. The Staff of St. Dympna was kept at Tydavnet (Tigh-Damhnat)- House of Damhnat), Co. :Monaghan, for many generations in the family of 0 'Loans who later angli<'ised the name Lamb. Lambie, Lammie.-Theso two names in N.E. Ulster anu the West of Scotland are the anglicised forms of the clan name Mac Larnonu (Mac Laomuinn, 8.G.), likewise anglicised 1\I'Clymont, etc. Landers.- This name is one of the anglicised forms of Gillanders and Landrish (i\Jac Giolla-Andreis). See Anderson. Lavelle.-This name is the anglicised form O'Maolfhabhail, a Donegal sept, who ruled along with the 0 'Bruadairs ''over the Clan Forgusa of Red Arms" in that county. It appears that some people are under the impression that the name is of French origin, and give it the pronounciation of Lavelle, the usual pronounciation I have heard amongst the old folk "being Lav-elle. Lemon, Lemmon, Leeman, Lemondson.-These four names are anglicised forms of M' Clymont (Mac Laomuinn). Buchanan says the Clan Lamond is descended from Lamond O'Neill, son of one of the 0 'Neills, Princes of Ulster. The dexter hand on the clan crest would lead to a confirmation o! Buclianau 's statement. Lennox.-This name ~ms assumed by a Buchanan sept, consequently tho Gaelic of the name is Mac Ausalain. See Buchanan. Lees, Leece.-These two names arc anglicisecl forms of McAleece, both names being found in the 1.0.M. and the adjoining English mainland; LeC's being found also in Scotlan<l, in Gaelic, Mac Giolla-Iosa. See Gillies. Lardner.- This is the anglicised form of Largnan (0 'Largnain) an Orghiall sept. Also anglicised Largan. Lane.-This name in N.W. Ulster is the anglicised form generally of the Donegal sept 0 'Liath{tin, and in N.E. Ulster and Scotland it is thC' anglicisccl form of McLean (Mac GiollaE6in), or as Dr. l\fcBain writes it in his work, Mac' Illea-
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