Homerigh, castle and earthenhouse

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  • Homerigh, castle and earthenhouse: HCE
  • Vanhomrigh: Bartholomew Vanhomrigh, the father of Jonathan Swift’s Vanessa (Hester Vanhomrigh); Vanhomrigh was the Mayor of Dublin in 1697-98 → HCE
  • home
  • Homeric: epic; referring to the epic poet Homer
  • rígh: (Irish) king
  • castle: Howth Castle
  • homeright: referring to the claims on the land by native Irish against invaders from Scandinavia and Britain]