BROWSE
townland
An Rinn Rua
genitive: na Reanna Rua
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Reenroe
(English)

Glossary

English point, headland
rua, ruadh
English red; red place

Centrepoint

51.8448, -10.2409latitude, longitude
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Properties

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Archival records

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Historical references

1825
Reenroe
TAB Leathanach: 1
1841
Reenrua
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci129,37
1841
Reenrua
Nimmo Bar. Map:AL Leathanach: Ci129,37
1841
Rinn ruadh, 'red point'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci129,37
1841
Reenroe
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci129,37
1927c.
insa Rínn Ruaig
Béal. Leathanach: XXIX 122
1927c.
Abha na Ranna Rua
(?=Emlaghmore River)
Béal. Leathanach: XXIX 90
1938
an Rínn Rua
BNS Imleabhar: 478, Leathanach: 159
1948
ar an Rínn Ruaig
LSh. Í Chonaill (réamhrá) Leathanach: XV
1954
An Rinn Ruadh: ‘An-rín-rua’; gin. ‘na Reanna Rua’
Uí Ráthach Leathanach: 36

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