Laigin

The Laigin were a population group of early Ireland who gave their name to the province of Leinster (Irish language Cúige Laighean, "province of the Laigin"; the English word "Leinster" is derived from Irish Laigin plus Old Norse staðr, "place, territory"). According to legend they were descended from the Gaulish warriors who came to Ireland with the returning exile Labraid Loingsech, and are named after the spears (láigne) they carried. Two other population groups, the Gáileóin and the Domnainn, are normally considered as part of the Laigin confenderation.