1. Can I search this website?

Yes, you can use Google to search the web or this site. However, you will need to use the back button on your browser to return to this page.

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2. What is the significance of the word Cruithni ?

Cruithni is the plural of the medieval Irish word Cruithin. The other spelling often used is Cruthin. The original word was Pritani in P-Celtic or Prydyn in Welsh. The Pictish Chronicle records the legend that the Picts in Scotland were founded by a king named Cruithne, son of Cinge. However, it is doubtful whether there is any link between the Cruithni in Ulster and the Picts in Scotland.

In the account of the voyage of Pytheas of Massilia, about 325-323 BC, the islands of Ierne and Albion are called the Pretanic islands. Probably as a result of a Latin mispronunciation, the word changed to Britanni and the islands became known as the British Isles. For information about other sites with information relating to the Cruithni, please refer to the links page.

3. Missing books and sites?

If you think that links to other sites, or references to other books, should be added, then please contact me. In general, my aim is to provide a small number of useful links and references, rather than exhaustive lists.

4. What's new?

30 December 2001
Fixed some broken links, and added a Google site search option on this page.

17 August 1999
Added some pictures taken of a Nationalist riot in Londonderry on 14th August 1999.

23 May 1999
Wrote a description of the Siege of Londonderry, and added this as background information for the review of Ian McBride's book.

9 May 1999
Added a brief overview of Ulster history (see updated home page, contents or timeline).

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5 October 1998
Added a message board for feedback.

11 August 1998
Added photographs of the parade on 13th July 1998, and the site statistics.

4 February 1998
Added this FAQ. Also included articles on the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the Siege of Derry, the 1798 Rebellion and the Vandeleur co-operative.

5. What are the site statistics?

Each unit () represents 300 requests for pages, or part thereof.

   month: pages: 
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Jan 2001:  6889: 
Feb 2001:  7231: 
Mar 2001:  9375: 
Apr 2001:  7649: 
May 2001:  7657: 
Jun 2001:  5080: 

Jul 2001:  5091: 
Aug 2001:  6468: 
Sep 2001:  9392: 
Oct 2001: 10713: 
Nov 2001:  8464: 
Dec 2001:  6290: 

This analysis was produced by analog/Unix.