Blair Collection > Surnames & place-names of the Isle of Man

68 Manx Sitrnantcs.
Letter-kenny, in Donegal, received its name, which is a
shortened form of Letter- Cannanan, the O'Cannanan's
hill-slope.'*
Compare (English) Canning.
MacCannon [1511], Cannan [1638], Cannon [1676].
Jurby, Maughold, German, Marown (c), elsewhere (u).
CoNROY, contracted from O'Mulconry, ' Mulconry's de-
scendant.'
' Maline Bodhar O'Mulconry took Cluain Bolcain,'
a.d. II32.t
This name was always uncommon in the Isle of
Man, and is now scarcely found.
CONRAI [1605], CONROI [1617], CUNRIE [1618], CONROY
[1670].
In Ireland it is frequently anglicised King.
CuDD, contracted from McHud.
M^HuD [1675], M'^HooD [1711], CuDD [1750].
It is found in the parishes of Patrick and
Lezayre, but is very uncommon.
Kellag, MacKellag [1511] (obsolete), possibly con-
nected with kellagh, ' a cock ' (see Kennaugh).
MacArthure [1511] (obsolete). The MacArthurs are
said to be descended from Cormac Cas.
MacClaghelen [1511] (obsolete), possibly a corrup-
tion of MacLoughlin. It is found as late as
A.D. 1616.
'Conchobar MacLochlainn,' a.d. 1122.X
[LOUGHLANN, the land of lakes, is the name given by the
Irish to Norway.]
Joyce, Vol. I., p. 140. f Four Mast., Vol. III., p. 265.
X Four Mast., Vol. II., p. 1015.