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Auteini

100 CE – 200 CE (approx.)

People of western Ireland named by Ptolemy, usually placed in Galway or Mayo and possibly linked with the later Uaithni.

Origins

The Auteini, or Autini, are listed in Ptolemy's Geography of about 150 on the west coast of Ireland, between the Nagnatae to the north and the Gangani (Ireland) to the south, roughly in modern Galway or Mayo. Ptolemy's Irish data came from earlier maritime reports and are imprecise.

Rule and society

Nothing is known of their rulers or society. Their name is often compared with the Uaithni, a population group recorded in early medieval Ireland in north Tipperary and Limerick, which could indicate a later movement south or a mistaken placing by Ptolemy, but the identification remains conjecture.

Decline and legacy

The Auteini do not appear in later records. The west of Ireland where Ptolemy placed them later formed part of the Kingdom of Connacht.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Auteini. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/auteini
MLA
“Auteini.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/auteini. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Auteini.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/auteini.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Auteini’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/auteini (Accessed: ).

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