BROWSE
townland
Doire Chraith Rua
genitive: Dhoire Chraith Rua
(Irish)
Derrycarrow
(English)

Glossary

English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket
rua, ruadh
English red; red place

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    (oak-)wood of red Crath?
    Crath — ainm pearsanta?

    Tá an cáilitheoir anseo an-éiginnte.

    Ba dhóigh le duine gur foirmeacha lochtacha iad 1655, 1660c ‘Derrycraroe’ in -cr- as na foinsí gaolmhara Down Survey agus Book of Survey and Distribution agus nach bhfuil in 1838 ‘Derrycraroe’ (Smith:AL) ach aithris orthusan. Bheadh le tuiscint ansin gur foirmeacha chruinne iad 1666 ‘Derrycarrow’ (as foinse nach bhfuil ag brath ar DS/BSD) agus na foirmeacha san Ainmleabhar, agus gur ceartúchán ar an seanlitriú lochtach é 1763 ‘Derrycarrow alias Derrycraroe’. Más iad na foirmeacha seo in -carrow, -carrough atá cruinn, mar sin, d’fhéadfadh sé gur réadú ar Doire Cora “the (oak-)wood of the weir” atá ann. (Cuir na foirmeacha seo i gcomparáid le 1786 ‘Kilnacarrow’, 1802 ‘Killnekara’ faoi bf Coill na Cora/Kilnacarra (#42282) (UF 8).) Féach go bhfuil Cascade léirithe ar an sruthán i ndeisceart an bhaile fearainn ar an teorainn le bf Ros na Críne (SO 6ʺ).

    É sin ráite, tugann 1566 ‘Derrecrar[..]’ sna Fiants breis údaráis do na foirmeacha úd in -cr- agus ní mór aitheantas a thabhairt dóibh sin. Is furasta an fhorbairt 1655 -craroe ~/kraˈruə/ > -carrow /kaˈruː/ (2004) a thuiscint de bharr haplógaithe; más ea, is deacair aon mhíniú sásúil a bhaint as an gcáilitheoir seo.

Centrepoint

53.0139, -7.60639latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1566
Derrecrar[ ]
Molaghlen Mac Keynyne
F Leathanach: 897
1655
Derryloskey
DS
1655
Dirriloskie
DS (P)
1655
Derrycraroe
DS (Terr.)
1660c
Derrycraroe
BSD (La) Leathanach: 150
1660c
Derryloskye
BSD (La) Leathanach: 150
1666
Derrycarrow
ASE Leathanach: 76
1666
Derrylisky
ASE Leathanach: 76
1685
Derilosky
Hib. Del.
1720
Derrycraroe
Oss. Wills. Leathanach: 16
1763
Derrycarrow alias Derrycraroe
CGn. Leathanach: 223.145.147708
1838
Derrycarrow alias Derry
BS:AL Leathanach: La046,15
1838
Derrycurroe
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: La046,15
1838
Doire carrach, 'rugged Derry, or oak wood'
OD:AL Leathanach: La046,15
1838
Derry
Despard:AL Leathanach: La046,15
1838
Derrycarrough
Hamilton, W. :AL Leathanach: La046,15
1838
Derrycraroe
Smith:AL (La) Leathanach: La046,15
1838
Derrycraroe
DS:AL Leathanach: La046,15
1838
The Derries
pl:AL Leathanach: La046,15
1838
Derrycarrow
OD:AL Leathanach: La046,15
2004
deriˑkaˈruː
Áit.
2004
(Derry)karə
Áit.

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