An Ghrafaidh/Graffy

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Hierarchy

townland

An Ghrafaidh

genitive: na Grafadh

validated name (What is this?)

(Irish)

Graffy

(English)

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Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Baollaigh/Boylagh

civil parish

Inis Caoil/Inishkeel

electoral division

An Ghrafaidh/Graffy

Centrepoint

54.8118, -8.16462latitude, longitude

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Historical references

n/a	"From the evidence of the phonetic forms we might suppose that the word grafadh "grubbed/hoed lea, dried moorland" (Dinn.) is the element concerned with". P.N.I.K. 87	Nóta Nóta eolais
1641	Graffor	Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 30 CI Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum Repertorium Áit foilsithe: Dublin, Bliain: 1829
1835	Graffy	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1835	Graffy	GJP 1835:AL Grand Jury Presentments 1835 ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook
1835	Graffy	Map 1796:AL (DG) Map 1796, foinse in AL, Dún na nGall.
1835	Graffy 'a dog's name'	O Donnell,D. Iniskeel:AL O Donnell,D. Iniskeel, faisnéiseoir in AL.
1835	Good again!	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1835	Grafaidhe 'grubbed land'	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838

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