In Ireland, too, the Priteni were largely absorbed by later settlers; but a few pockets of them managed to retain a measure of cultural, if not political, independence well into the Christian era. By then they were identified as "Cruithne", a Goidelic adaptation of the Brittonic word Priteni. Both words are derived from a root meaning “to shape” or “create.” Celtic tribes generally gave themselves names which were the pluralised forms of names they gave to their deities (in this case “the Creator”). Among the Cruthin tribes that survived into the Christian era the most prominent were the Dál nAraidi in Ulster, and the "Loíges" and "Fothairt" in Leinster. The name of the second of these tribes, modernized as "Laois", has been revived and given to County Laois, Leinster (formerly "Queen's County").