BROWSE
Tigh na hInse
genitive: Thigh na hInse
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(Irish)
Tinnahinch
(English)

Glossary

inis, inse
English island; river meadow
teach, steach, stigh, tigh
English house

Hierarchy

county

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the house of An Inis (the river-island)

    Ba é Uí Riagáin (“descendants of Riagán (ainm pearsanta)”) seanainm na dúiche seo, as an treabhchas a bhí i réimeas anseo tráth. Dúiche Ó Riagáin “the district of Uí Riagáin” a bhí air ní ba dhéanaí (e.g. 1593 ‘Dowhie o Regaine’ LS Uí Dhuinn 49), agus de réir an Donnabhánaigh ba é Dooregan an t-ainm coitianta a bhí ag muintir na háite ar an mbarúntacht sa 19ú haois (LSO II 123). Ag seo Ó hUidhrín:

    Ar Uíbh Riagáin na ruag ttrom
    gasraidh mhear mhuidheas comhlonn;
    Ó Duinn, taoiseach na toghla,
    cuing na ccraoiseach ccathordha.

    Ó Duinn (ainmnithe as Donn, garmhac an Riagáin thuas de réir na nginealach) an príomhtheaghlach Gaelach sa cheantar. Príomhfhoinse ríthábhachtach le haghaidh logainmneacha thuaisceart Chontae Laoise is ea na cáipéisí de chuid an teaghlaigh seo a thagann anuas chugainn i lámhscríbhinn i Leabharlann Marsh Z.4.2.19. Tá siad curtha in eagar ag Nicholls in The O Doyne (Ó Duinn) Manuscript [LS Uí Dhuinn anseo].

    Cuid den tseandúiche Uí Fhailí (Uí Fhailghe) ab ea an dá bharúntacht thuaidh seo Tigh na hInse (.i. Uí Riagáin) agus Port na hInse (#130) (ar chuid é de Chlann Mhaoilíora (#1403509)).

    Féach bf Tigh na hInse (#28682), bar Port na hInse (#130).

Centrepoint

53.1359, -7.46705latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1282
Oregan in Ophaly
CDI Leathanach: ii, 1912
1302-6
Oregan
Pap. Tax. Leathanach: 248
1400
Oregan, vicarage of
CPL Leathanach: 5, 298
1421
Oregane
COD Imleabhar: iii, 45
1518
Oregan
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 259
1540
Oregan & Russenall
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 94
1544
Oregan
F Leathanach: 390
1544
the country of O'Duyn
F Leathanach: 390
1550
Regan
F Leathanach: 477
1550
Oregan
Arthur O'Doin of
F Leathanach: 623
1550
O Regane
Offaly Survey Leathanach: 320
1552
Oregan and Rossenallis in O'Doyn's country
F Leathanach: 1139
1558
Iryegane, the office of captain of
Thady oge O'Doyne
F Leathanach: 223
1560
O'Dons [country]
F Leathanach: 193
1561
O'Dwne's country
'the mere betwixt ... and King's co.'
F Leathanach: 6786
1563c
Yregan (Western pt. of bar. of Tinnahinch)
Cotton Map
1566
Iregane
F Alt: 824
1569
Erregan
F Leathanach: 1338
1570
Iregan
F Leathanach: 1554
1570
Tanehensey in Iregan
F Alt: 1570
1572
Iregan otherwise O'Doyn's country
F Alt: 2113
1573
Oregan alias Rossennoles
Morice fitz Thomas Fitzgeralde
F Leathanach: 2208
1576
Eregan
Teig O Doyne
F Leathanach: 2907
1606
Oregane
CPR Leathanach: 88
1608
O'Regan, the rectory of
CPR Leathanach: 131
1609
Iregane
CPR Leathanach: 123
1613
Oregan
CPR Leathanach: 258
1614
Oregan
CPR Leathanach: 267
1621
Iregan
CPR Leathanach: 486
1621
Iregan
CPR Leathanach: 512
1621
Iregan
CPR Leathanach: 525
1622
Iregan, territory of
CPR Leathanach: 552
1638
Iregan
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 27 C I
1641
Irregan, Barony of
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 151r
1642c
Duregan
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 94v, Imleabhar: BÁC
1642
Oregan, territory of
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 165r
1652
Iregan
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 99r
1654-6
Tenehingh, barony of
CS X Leathanach: 20
1659
Tynahinch, Barony of
Cen. Leathanach: 505
1662
Oregan
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 2 C II
1685
Tenehinch
Hib. Del.

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