What does this word on a civil birth registry say?

[M_ONeill]

Can anyone read this word on a northern Irish civil birth registry from 1916?

Further context: the entry is in the name of the mother, father unknown. This section of the form is normally for a mother's maiden name, but I'm fairly sure that this mother is actually unwed. It looks to me like the 'Formerly' is crossed out, but I can't be sure it's not just a printing error on the form lines. If it is crossed out, I'm not sure what this field is being used for instead - other unwed mothers on the same sheet just have the 'Formerly' crossed out and the space left blank.

Thanks in advance!

[aghadowey]

servant. When the mother is unmarried her occupation is sometimes given.

[M_ONeill]

That was my first reading of it as well, but I thought there was an 'i' in the middle of it.

But it's good to know that occupation could be given as well, I thought it might be the case but wasn't sure. 

[aghadowey]

The top of the 'a' isn't closed properly 

[M_ONeill]

Ah, that makes sense. The little splodge of ink above it was throwing me off.

Thanks Aghadowey!