BROWSE
townland
An Ghráinseach
genitive: na Gráinsí
(Irish)
Ramsgrange
(English)

Glossary

gráinseach, gráinsigh
English grange, monastic farm

Centrepoint

52.2397, -6.91241latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1538–39
Rammysgraunge (Sherloke)
Hore Imleabhar: III, Leathanach: 120
1540 –41
Ramysgrange
Chart. Mary's Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 214
1601
Ramesgrage (Edm. Fitz Piers)
F Alt: 6517
1612
Rammy’s grange (John Itchingham)
CPR Leathanach: 209a
1617
Ramise grange, Ramisgrange
Inq. Lag. Alt: 9 JI
1642
Ramsegrange
Hore Imleabhar: IV, Leathanach: 83
1654
Rams = Grainge
CS (LG) Leathanach: 188
1659
Ramsgrange
Cen. Leathanach: 547
1660
Rams Grange
BSD (LG) Leathanach: 22
1751
Ramsgrange ( Rev. Thos. Broders gave a little explanation of ye Sacrament of Confirmation in Irish)
Sweetman Leathanach: 104
1816
Ramsgrange
Gill (Wexford) Leathanach: 115
1840
‘This is evidently from the family name of Ramme’
OD:AL
1840
Ramsgrange
Book of Lands:AL

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