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Erdini

The Erdini (Έρδινοι) or Erpeditani (Έρπεδιτανοι) were a people referred to in Ptolemy's 2nd century Geography as living in the north-west of Ireland, in the area of Donegal Bay.

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The Erdini (Έρδινοι) or Erpeditani (Έρπεδιτανοι)1 were a people referred to in Ptolemy's 2nd century Geography as living in the north-west of Ireland, in the area of Donegal Bay.23

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  1. T. F. O'Rahilly, Early Irish History and Mythology, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1946, p. 2
  2. Ptolemy, Geography 2.1
  3. Philip Freeman, Ireland and the Classical World, University of Texas Press, 2001, p. 75