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Ultonian, a. and n.|ʌlˈtəʊnɪən|
[f. med.L. Ultonia Ulster, f. OIr. Ult-, Ulaid: see Ultagh.]
A. adj. Of or belonging to Ulster.
1766O'Conor Dissert. Hist. Irel. 50 The Ultonian Heberlans followed the Example. Ibid. 158 The Establishment of the Ultonian Oeconomy by Kimbaoth. 1865S. Ferguson Lays Western Gael, Tain-Quest 23 In the ransom-races..to run 'Gainst the fleet Ultonian horses. 1880Encycl. Brit. XIII. 245/2 The origin of the clan of Degaid is obscure; one story makes it Ultonian, and the other Erimonian.
B. n. An inhabitant or native of Ulster.
1781C. Vallancey Lit. Irish in Heathen Times 9 He..was banished by the Ultonians the year following. 1837W. F. Skene Highlanders I. viii. 210 The Ultonians, or inhabitants of the north of Ireland, were Cruithne. 1880Encycl. Brit. XIII. 246/1 If the Scots failed to subdue the south thoroughly, they succeeded in crushing the Ultonians. |