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- Gaeilge
the river meadow of the grey animals, grey lands?
Is deacair srath “river-meadow” a aithint ar sraith “swathe” i logainmneacha uaireanta (féach Ó Crualaoich, Logainmneacha na hÉireann IV s.n. Ballinastraw) agus go deimhin is cosúil go raibh meascán idir an dá théarma in áiteanna. Achar mór talún (beagnach 2000 acra) atá clúdaithe ag an trí bhaile fearainn darb ainm Béarla Srah, Srahleagh agus Srahbaun, ar dhá thaobh den sruthán a léirítear ar léarscáileanna ag rith trí lár bf Srahleagh (SO 6ʺ, 25ʺ). B’fhéidir gur dóichí mar sin gurb í an eilimint chéanna atá i dtosach gach ainm díobh .i. srath “river meadow”. Is dócha go léiríonn 1571 ‘Shraghlieghe’, ‘Shraghelieghe’ -th leathan (/x/ sa chanúint) sa chéad eilimint, ach tá an fhianaise eile measctha.
Níl an eilimint deiridh cinnte anseo agus tá roinnt de na foirmeacha stairiúla ón 16ú agus ón 17ú haois ag teacht salach ar a chéile. Réiteodh cuid de na foirmeacha is luaithe le Srath na Leamhach “the river meadow of the marsh mallows (elm-trees?)”, b’fhéidir (cf. nóta faoi bf Ráth na Leamhach (#28770) agus bf Leamhach (#28857)).
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Historical references
1563 |
Stranelaugh & Quidneaghe
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F Leathanach: 491
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1564c |
Strahanalaghe
Teig mcdonoghe Surgion for the towne of
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1571 |
Shraghelieghe
Barnabas FitzPatrick
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COD Imleabhar: v, 103
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1571 |
Shraghlieghe
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COD Imleabhar: v, 181
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1586 |
Sranela
Thady M'Donagh
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F Leathanach: 4889
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1601 |
Shraghnyla
Teige McDonogh
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F Leathanach: 6506
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1601 |
Sharagh
Gillpatrick M'Connor, ?suíomh
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F Leathanach: 6551
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1601 |
Skraghly
Connor m'Donogh oge
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F Leathanach: 6551
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1605 |
Straulagh and Quinduagh
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CPR Leathanach: 71
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1613 |
Grahliegh
Conor McDonogh oge O'Phelan of
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 J I
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1618 |
Graigeliegh
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COD Imleabhar: vi, 179
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1618 |
Shanelaugh & Qu [ ]
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 12 J I
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1655 |
Chraghleagh
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1655 |
Shralea
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1655 |
Shralea
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1659 |
Sraghleagh
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Cen. Leathanach: 493
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1660c |
Shralea
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BSD (La) Leathanach: 138
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1667 |
Shralea
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ASE Leathanach: 96
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1685 |
Shraghlea
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1685 |
Shralea
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1838 |
Shraghliegh or Gragarren
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BS:AL Leathanach: C021,1,5
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1838 |
Graigragarrons
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HCSV:AL Leathanach: C021,1,5
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1838 |
Shraghliegh or Gragarron
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Moore, Rev.:AL Leathanach: C021,1,5
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1838 |
Shraghliegh or Gragarren
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Brenan, Rev. T.:AL Leathanach: C021,1,5
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1838 |
Shraghliegh or Gragarren
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Butler, W.:AL Leathanach: C021,1,5
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1838 |
Shralea
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DS:AL Leathanach: C021,1,5
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1838 |
Srath liath, 'grey strath, or holm'
"We have adopted 'srah' and 'lea' in Connaught." [Nóta OD]
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OD:AL Leathanach: C021,1,5
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1838 |
Srahleagh
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OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: C021,1,5
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2004 |
ʃraˈliː
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2005 |
ʃraˈli
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