BROWSE
townland
Srath na Liath
genitive: Shrath na Liath
(Irish)
Srahleagh
(English)

Glossary

liath, léith
English grey, grey place, grey horse
srath, sraith
English holm, river-meadow, valley-bottom

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

electoral division

Explanatory note

  • 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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52.8241, -7.55367latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1563
Stranelaugh & Quidneaghe
F Leathanach: 491
1564c
Strahanalaghe
Teig mcdonoghe Surgion for the towne of
Survey
1571
Shraghelieghe
Barnabas FitzPatrick
COD Imleabhar: v, 103
1571
Shraghlieghe
COD Imleabhar: v, 181
1586
Sranela
Thady M'Donagh
F Leathanach: 4889
1601
Shraghnyla
Teige McDonogh
F Leathanach: 6506
1601
Sharagh
Gillpatrick M'Connor, ?suíomh
F Leathanach: 6551
1601
Skraghly
Connor m'Donogh oge
F Leathanach: 6551
1605
Straulagh and Quinduagh
CPR Leathanach: 71
1613
Grahliegh
Conor McDonogh oge O'Phelan of
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 J I
1618
Graigeliegh
COD Imleabhar: vi, 179
1618
Shanelaugh & Qu [ ]
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 12 J I
1655
Chraghleagh
DS
1655
Shralea
DS
1655
Shralea
DS Par. (Reeves)
1659
Sraghleagh
Cen. Leathanach: 493
1660c
Shralea
BSD (La) Leathanach: 138
1667
Shralea
ASE Leathanach: 96
1685
Shraghlea
Hib. Del.
1685
Shralea
Hib. Del.
1838
Shraghliegh or Gragarren
BS:AL Leathanach: C021,1,5
1838
Graigragarrons
HCSV:AL Leathanach: C021,1,5
1838
Shraghliegh or Gragarron
Moore, Rev.:AL Leathanach: C021,1,5
1838
Shraghliegh or Gragarren
Brenan, Rev. T.:AL Leathanach: C021,1,5
1838
Shraghliegh or Gragarren
Butler, W.:AL Leathanach: C021,1,5
1838
Shralea
DS:AL Leathanach: C021,1,5
1838
Srath liath, 'grey strath, or holm'
"We have adopted 'srah' and 'lea' in Connaught." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: C021,1,5
1838
Srahleagh
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: C021,1,5
2004
ʃraˈliː
Áit.
2005
ʃraˈli
Áit.

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