Index of Names in Irish Annals: Lachtnae and Lachtnán, Lachtnéne

© 2000-2006 by Kathleen M. O'Brien. All rights reserved.
Version 2.0, updated 23 September 2006

Masculine Given Names: Lachtnae and Lachtnán, Lachtnéne

NOTE: This page covers 2 given names that are listed in reference to the same individuals. The name Lachtnán, Lachtnéne is a diminutive of the name Lachtnae.

Spellings:

What we know as a set of Irish Annals are manuscripts that were each compiled during a particular time period, usually using older material as sources. For example, when the Annals of the Four Masters were written from 1632 to 1636, they covered events that occurred centuries and millenia before (including legendary history). So, when an entry in this set of annals refers to a person who lived in the year 738, the spelling used for that person's name is very likely not using the spelling that would have been used in 738.

Standard forms of these names (based on spelling systems of different periods) would be:

For the first name:

Oghamic Irish (pre-700) nominative form:	[unknown]
Oghamic Irish (pre-700) genitive form:	[unknown]
Old Irish Gaelic (c700-c900) nominative form:	Lachtnae
Old Irish Gaelic (c700-c900) genitive form:	Lachtnai
Middle Irish Gaelic (c900-c1200) nominative form:	Lachtnae
Middle Irish Gaelic (c900-c1200) genitive form:	Lachtnai

For the second name (which is a diminutive of the name Lachtnae listed above):

Oghamic Irish (pre-700) nominative form:	[unknown]
Oghamic Irish (pre-700) genitive form:	[unknown]
Old Irish Gaelic (c700-c900) nominative form:	Lachtnán, Lachtnéne
Old Irish Gaelic (c700-c900) genitive form:	Lachtnáin, ?
Middle Irish Gaelic (c900-c1200) nominative form:	Lachtnán, Lachtnéne
Middle Irish Gaelic (c900-c1200) genitive form:	Lachtnáin, ?

Frequency & Dates:

Number of men found in the annals with this name:	12
Found in Years:	622, 627, 816, 853, 868, 873, 875, 878, 889, 894, 900, 905, 913?, 917, 919, 925, 927, 951, 953, 956, 958, 978, 980, 1022

Research Notes:

NOTE: OCM (p. 119 s.n. Lachtíne) list this name (rather than Lachtnae or Lachtnán) as the name of the saint / abbot who is listed in the annals as dying 622-627. However, the annals clearly show his name as being Lachtnene, Lachtnae, Lachtnain, all forms spelled Lachtn- rather than Lacht- followed by a vowel.

Sources:

Further information about the names Lachtnae and Lachtnán, Lachtnéne may be found in:

• OCM (p. 119 s.n. Lachtíne).
• OCM (p. 119 s.n. Lachtnae).
• OCM (p. 119 s.n. Lachtnán).

The Sources page lists the Annals referenced below. Information about secondary sources is included on that page as well.

Raw Data

In the table below, I have separated individuals with a blank line. That is, when there are multiple entries in the annals that refer to a single person, those entries are grouped together.

Within the list of entries refering to a single person, I have sorted the entries primarily by orthography when it is obvious that what I am seeing is the same entry showing up in multiple annals. The entries that tend to use older spellings are listed first.

Special factors which may affect name usage are marked in the context column.

AN	indicates a member of an Anglo-Norman family
AS	indicates an Anglo-Saxon
N	indicates a Norseman
P	indicates a Pict
R	indicates a person holding a religious office
S	indicates a person from Scotland

NOTE: The Annals referenced below under the code letters A, B, C, E, & F tend to use later spellings than the other Annals. In some cases, the spellings listed in these Annals may not be appropriate for the year referenced in the Annal entry.

In some Gaelic scripts, there is a character that looks approximately like a lowercase f, but without the crossbar. This character (represented by an underscored , e, in the entries below) sometimes represents e and sometimes ea depending upon the context of the text.

Annals	Entry	Context	Citation (formatting preserved)
(d. 622-627)
T	T627.2	R	Lachtnene mac Toirbene, abb Achaid Úir
I	I627.1	R	Lachtnai
A	M622.3	R	S. Lachtnain mac Torbén, abb Achaidh Uir
(d. ?)
A	M816.4		Mac Lachtna, tigerna Ciarraighe Luachra
I	I853.2		Congal mc. meicc Lachtnai
I	I878.1		Congail meicc Lachtnai, rig Ciarraige Luachra
(d. ?)
A	M868.16		Gorman, mac Lachtnain
(d. 873-875)
B	U875.1	R	Lachtnan m. Mochtigern episcopus Cille Daro & princeps Fernann
A	M873.3	R	Lachtnán, mac Muichtighern, epscop Cille Dara, & abb Fearna
(d. 889-894)
U	U894.2		Lachtnan m. Mael Chiarain, rex Tethbai
CS	CS894		Lachtnan mac Maeil Ciaráin rí Teabtha
A	M889.14		Lachtnán, mac Maoil Ciaráin, tighearna Tethbha
CS	CS919		Dubhgilla mac Lachtnain ri Teabtha
B	M917.6		Dubhghiolla, mac Lachtnáin, tighearna Tethbha
U	U927.6		Fuacarta m. Lachtnain, rex Tethba
CS	CS927		Fogurtach mac Lachtnain ri Teabtha
B	M925.7		Foghartach, mac Lachtnáin, tighearna Teathbha
(d. 900-905)
U	U905.3	R	Lachtnan, abbas Ferna
A	M900.6	R	Lachtnan, abb Fearna
(d. ?)
FA	FA 454 [year 913?]		Lachtnán mc. Cearnaigh, rí Duin Nar Laoighsi
(d. ?)
B	M951.4		Maol Cothaigh, mac Lachtnáin, comharba Comhghaill & Mo Cholmócc
(d. 953)
I	I953.4		Lachtnai meicc Cennetich m. Lorcain
(d. ?)
U	U958.6		Finachta m. Lachtna, airchinnech Ferna
B	M956.4		Fiannachta, mac Lachtnáin, airchinneach Ferna
(d. 978-980)
T	T980.3		Lachtna rí Mugdorn Maigen
CS	CS980		Lachtnan rí Mugdom Maigen
B	M978.3		Lachtnán, tigherna Mughdhorn Maighen
(d. 1022)
U	U1022.2	R	Lachtnan comarba Innsi Cain Dega
LC	LC1022.2	R	Lachtnán comarba Innsi Cain Dega
B	M1022.4	R	Lachtnán Insi Caoin, comharba Deagha

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