BROWSE
townland
An Ghráig
genitive: na Gráige
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Graigue
(English)

Glossary

English hamlet; cattle-steading?

Centrepoint

52.1974, -8.24259latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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Is fada ó bheith soiléir atá bunús an fhocail chéanna: The etymology of the word gráig still remains totally obscure - it does not appear to be either Welsh or Irish, and indeed does not make an appearance in Gaelic texts before the late sixteenth century ... its geographical distribution as a place-name element ... is closely linked to Anglo-French manorial settlement ... I would tentatively suggest that its primary meaning was that of a stock-farm or cattle-steading ... (Nicholls 1982 381)
Nóta
1573
the Grag
F Leathanach: 3132
1621
Graige
CPR Leathanach: 574-b
1632
Graige (AL: Car. I)
Inq. Leathanach: IV 154
1791
Graige
CGn. Leathanach: 436.361.282586
1811
Grague
Reg. Trees (CO) Leathanach: 55
1828
Graigue
TAB Leathanach: 8
1840
Graig
BS:AL Leathanach: 7
1840
gráig
OC:AL
1840
a village
OD:AL
1840
Greague
Prop's Map:AL (Co) Cill Uird

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