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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
height of (the) little wood
‘Talamh ard (coillteach), coill, ceann tíre’ an réimse bríonna atá leis an bhfocal ros. Dhealródh sé gur minicí an bhrí ‘talamh ard (coillteach)’ leis sa taobh seo tíre; tá cnoc 103m in oirthear an bhaile fearainn seo agus talamh ard c. 100m san iarthar. Cf. bf An Ros (#27887).
Bronnadh pardún sa bhliain 1569 ar ‘Matthew Skelton, of Skelton rathe [Queen’s county], gent’ (Fiants (Eilíse) 1339). Cé go réiteodh cuid mhaith den fhianaise anseo le * Ráth Scealtúin “the ring-fort of Scealtún (< Skelton)” níl aon fhianaise a cheanglódh an logainm stairiúil úd leis an áit seo idir chamáin. Ná níl aon iarsmaí d’imfhálú le fáil ar an mbaile fearainn ach chomh beag.
Ní léir cá raibh 1838 ‘Keeran’s Well’ a luaitear san Ainmleabhar.
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Historical references
1549 |
Roskeltain
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Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 59 + 60
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1551 |
Roskiltane
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F Leathanach: 700
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1551 |
Roskiltane
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F Leathanach: 736
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1563 |
Ruscuftain
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1563 |
Roscoltayne alias Roscoulayne
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F Leathanach: 510
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1569 |
Skelton rathe, Matthew Skelton of
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F Leathanach: 1339
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1569 |
Roskelton alias Rosquillan
Francis Cosbie and Elizabeth Palmes, his wife
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F Leathanach: 1375
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1577 |
Roscoltaine alias Roscolaine
Barnard Fitzpatrick, knt
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F Leathanach: 3050
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1579 |
Roscolltayne alias Rosconlan
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F Alt: 3522
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1593 |
Rossekelton alias Rossequillan
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F Leathanach: 5824
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1608 |
Rosseskelton or Rossequillan
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CPR Leathanach: 124
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1619 |
Rossquiltane al' Rossquillan
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 14 J I
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1620 |
Roskelton alias Rossequillan
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CPR Leathanach: 510
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1655 |
Roscoltean
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1659 |
Rosquittan
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Cen. Leathanach: 498
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1660c |
Roscoltean
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BSD (La) Leathanach: 89
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1666 |
Roskiltan
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ASE Leathanach: 70
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1669 |
Roscesteane or Roscellteane
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ASE Leathanach: 199
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1685 |
Roscoltean
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1838 |
Rossquiltane alias Rossquillan
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Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: LA015,84
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1838 |
Roscoltean
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DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: LA015,84
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1838 |
Rosscoltean
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DS Map:AL Leathanach: LA015,84
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1838 |
Roskelton
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Map (Hawksworth):AL Leathanach: LA015,84
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1838 |
Ros coilteain, 'wood of the eunuch'
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OD:AL Leathanach: LA015,84
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1838 |
Rosskelton
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OD:AL Leathanach: LA015,84
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1838 |
[Rosskelton]
"…a well called 'Keeran's Well'."
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Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: LA015,84
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1838 |
Rosskelton
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Coote Map:AL Leathanach: LA015,84
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1838 |
Rosskelton
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BS:AL Leathanach: LA015,84
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1838 |
Rosskelton
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HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA015,84
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1838 |
Rosskelton
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CM:AL Leathanach: LA015,84
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2004 |
rosˈkelton
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