¹Cross, Tom Peete, and Clark Harris Slover. Ancient Irish Tales. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1936. 20.

²"Minor Celtic Characters." Timeless Myths. Web. 13 Mar. 2011. <http://www.timelessmyths.com/celtic/minorceltic.html>.

³Lebor Gabála Érenn." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 09 Mar. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebor_Gabála_Érenn>.
It is understood by historians, in all these cases, that the place name was extant, and the person or thing connected to it was invented by the etymologizer.

⁴"Irish Baby Girl Names D - I." Irish Gifts - Irish Jewelry - Celtic Jewelry - Claddagh Rings. Web. 13 Mar. 2011. <http://www.celticbydesign.com/index.cfm/feature/22_140/irish-baby-girl-names-d---i.cfm>.

⁵Leerssen, Joep. Remembrance and Imagination: Patterns in the Historical and Literary Representation of Ireland in the Nineteenth Century. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame in Association with Field Day, 1997. 11-12.

⁶Cross 20.
The original translation of this story may be read here.

⁷Morierty, Michael. "The Baslicon Slab." Interview by Howard Goldbaum. June 20, 1979.

⁸Chatterton, Lady. Rambles in the South of Ireland During the Year 1838. London: Saunders and Otley, 1839. 300-301.
It may be that the author misunderstood her informant.