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Doire
genitive: Dhoire
(Irish)
Derry
(English)

Glossary

English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket

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county

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civil parish

electoral division

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    (oak-)wood

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:

    1. Baile an Doire “the town of (An) Doire” an leagan fada den ainm atá le feiscint sa tagairt 1637/8 ‘Ballinderie’ i Láimhscríbhinn Uí Dhuinn, áit a luaitear é taobh le bf Droim na Beithe (#28677) (cf. 1593, 1608–9, 1638).
    2. Luaitear mionainm eile i dteannta leis an mbaile fearainn seo agus le bf Cúil Mhic Conamhal (#28633) .i. 1607 ‘Cappaghroe’, 1607 ‘the Cappaghe Roe’, 1629 ‘Cappaghroe’, 1639 ‘Cappaghroe’, 1662 Capparoe < An Cheapach Rua “the red tillage-plot”.

    Mionainmneacha ar an léarscáil:
    Tá roinnt tagairtí stairiúla againn do Rossinure SO 6″ i ndeisceart an bhaile fearainn, e.g. 1607 ‘Roishnoyer’, 1629 ‘Rossemire’, 1639 ‘Rossenure or Rossmire’ < Ros an Iúir (?) “the wooded height of the yew-tree”.

Centrepoint

53.1469, -7.44601latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1593
Dromnebehye alias Dyrrie
bf Drumnabehy SO
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 166-7
1601
Dyrre
Teige and Tirlagh m'Arte O Dunn
F Leathanach: 6523
1607
Derrie
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 3
1607
Dyrry
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 18
1607
Dirry
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 20
1607
the Dyrry
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 41
1607
the Dyrry
Teig mc Art
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 31
1608
Dyrrye
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 55
1608–9
Dery alias Dromnebehy
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 75
1608–9
Dyrry alias Dromnebehy
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 77
1608–9
Dery alias Dromnebhehy
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 80
1608–9
Dyrry alias Dromnebehy
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 82
1609
Derrie or Dromnebehy
CPR Leathanach: 123
1609
Dirrie or Downebehy
CPR Leathanach: 123
1617
Derry
Dunne Papers Leathanach: 125
1622
Derry
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 109, 111
1622
Dirrie
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 110
1637–8
Ballinderie
"Dromnebehie and Ballinderie"
O Doyne Ms.
1638
Derry al' Dromnevehy
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 27 C I
1659
Derry
Cen. Leathanach: 505
1660c
Derrycally
cf. 1607 'Mulmory mcDonogh of Dirrygall ... 34 acres in Ballikill kein roe'?
BSD
1662
Derry
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 2 C II
1682
Derry
Dunne Papers Leathanach: 136
1708
Derry
Dunne Papers Leathanach: 141
1823
Derry Or Meelick
innéacs
TAB
1832
Derry
Dunne Papers Leathanach: 146
1838
Derry
Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: La054,12
1838
Derry
Inq. G III:AL Leathanach: La054,12
1838
Doire, 'an oakwood,' 'roboretum'
OD:AL Leathanach: La054,12
1838
Derry
OD:AL Leathanach: La054,12
1838
Derry
BS:AL Leathanach: La054,12
1838
Derry
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La054,12
2005
ˈderi
Áit.

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