SNSBI: 2012 Athenry meeting

SNSBI 2012 Athenry meeting (Raheen Woods Hotel, March 30–April 02)

Conchubhar Ó Crualaoich: Surnames in the townland names of Sligo
Duncan Probert: Some ambiguities and identifications among Domesday names
Simon Taylor: The road to Meikle Seggie: some place-names to ponder in Kinrossshire, Scotland
Pat McKay: Lough Neagh — place-names and mythology
Isobel Ryan: Peig Sayers and Blasket Islands place-names
Cathy Swift: Surname formation in Ireland: discussion, debates and DNA
Jim McKeon: a walking tour of the historic town of Athenry
Keith Briggs: Names of regions with the suffix -ia in Anglia
Aengus Finnegan: -putog as an element in Irish townland names
Rhian Parry: Progress report from the Welsh Place-name Society
Mairéad Nic Lochlainn: Project report for www.Logainm.ie
Peter McNiven: Scottish toponymy in transition: progressing county surveys of the place-names of Scotland
Patrick Hanks: FaNUK: family names research progress
Éamon Lankford: Cork city and county place-names survey

David Parsons: Where are the Irish place-names in Wales?
Patrick Hanks & Kay Muhr: Exchanging names: population movements and the forms of family names in Ireland and Britain
Guto Rhys: Gleanings from Pictland
Nollaig Ó Muraíle: Kings and queens in Irish place-names
Cáit Nic Fhionnlaoich: Place-names of Gola Island, County Donegal
Christy Cunniffe: excursion to Clonmacnoise and Clonfert Cathedral



The Raheen Woods Hotel	Entrance hall of the hotel	Leaving for the walking tour of Athenry

Conference lecture	Conference lecture	Leaving for the excursion

Conmacnoise castle	Clonmacnoise castle	Celtic cross at Clonmacnoise

Round tower at Clonmacnoise	View over the river	Entrance to the cathedral

side view of churches of Dowling and Hurpan	Church of Ciaran	Arriving at Clonfert cathedral

Carvings around the entrance to Clonfert cathedral	Inside Clonfert cathedral	Dr Christy Cunniffe in Clonfert cathedral

Mermaid in Clonfert cathedral	Conference dinner	Entertainers at Conference dinner.