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'Fir Ol nEchmacht' was the name of a group or race of people living in pre-historic Ireland. The name may be translated as ''Fir''=men; ''Ol'' (possibly Dal?)=race, people; ''nEchmacht''=the given name of the people.
Virtually all of Ireland west of the Shannon was once named after them, being called Cóiced Ol nEchmacht until the early historic era (c.5th-7th centuries A.D.)
It was only with the rise of The Connachta dynasty that the term Fir Ol nEchmacht was dropped and the province was renamed Connacht.

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★ http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/ire150.htm

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★ ''Foras Feasa Eirann'', Geoffrey Keating, 1636.

★ ''Leabhar Mor nGenealach'', Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh, 1649-1666.

★ ''Ogyia'', Ruaidhri O Flaithbheartaigh, 1684.

★ ''The History of Mayo'', T.H.Knox, 1908.