Gangani Explained

The Gangani (Γαγγανοι) were a people of ancient Ireland who are referred to in Ptolemy's 2nd-century Geography as living in the south-west of the island, probably near the mouth of the River Shannon, between the Auteini to the north and the Uellabori to the south.^{[1] [2]} There appears to have been a people of the same name in north-west Wales, as Ptolemy calls the Llŷn Peninsula the "promontory of the Gangani" (Γαγγανὤν ἄκρον).^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Conganchnes mac Dedad, a name of perhaps some relation. Cú Roí, Conganchnes' nephew, was based in Irish legend not far from the Gangani.

Notes and References

1. [Ptolemy]
2. Philip Freeman, Ireland and the Classical World, University of Texas Press, 2001, pp. 73-74
3. [T. F. O'Rahilly]
4. [Barry Cunliffe]