An Bhó Dhearg/Redcow

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An Bhó Dhearg

genitive: na Bó Deirge

validated name (What is this?)

(Irish)

Redcow

(English)

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Other names

Red Cow

(English)

Glossary

dearg, deirg, deirge

English red, red one

Hierarchy

county

Baile Átha Cliath/Dublin

barony

An Chrois Uachtarach/Uppercross

civil parish

Cluain Dolcáin/Clondalkin

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

Ní léir bunús an ainm. De réir ALSO is as teach tábhairne ar a raibh comhartha bó deirge a ainmníodh an áit. Cf. Feirm na Bó Deirge
English

The origin of the name is unclear. According to OSNB, it derives its name from a public house, having the sign of a red cow. Cf. Redcowfarm.

Centrepoint

53.3192, -6.36765latitude, longitude

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Archival records

Historical references

1721	Shoulder of Mutton [tigh tábhairne, is cosúil] .. Richard Murphy of the Shoulder of Mutton in the County of Dublin Innkeeper & all that house commonly called and known by the Name of the Shoulder of Mutton together with the Stable Garden and Arable land ... [aistríodh an talamh ¾ Richard Murphy go Francis St. John].	CGn. Leathanach: 109, Imleabhar: 36, Uimhir: 217 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1735	Red Cow Farm Lying Near the Town of Clondalkin CGn. 79.384.56508	CGn. Imleabhar: 79, Leathanach: 384, Uimhir: 56508 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1760	Shoulder of Mutton	Rocque An actual survey of the County of Dublin ... by John Rocque, 1760 Bliain: 1760
1821	Red Cow	Duncan:AL Duncan's Map of County Dublin 1821 in AL Bliain foilsithe: 1821
1837	Redcow Mr. J. Farren, Mr. Rice.	Inhabs.:AL Inhabitants in AL: Fianaise a bailíodh ó mhuintir na háite Bliain: 1830-42
1837	Red-Cow 'Mr. Lynch'	Inhabs.:AL Inhabitants in AL: Fianaise a bailíodh ó mhuintir na háite Bliain: 1830-42
1837	..a public house having the sign of a Red Cow.. '... it derived its name from a public house having the sign of a Red Cow ... 3 1/2 miles S.W. of Dublin'	Desc. Rem.:AL Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40

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