BROWSE
townland
Gearrthamhan
genitive: Ghearrthamhain
(Irish)
Garroon or Summergrove
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    short tree-stump?

    Tá ceartfhoirm Ghaeilge an logainm seo doiléir.

    Is cosúil ar fhormhór na bhfoirmeacha is sine gur gearrthamhan “short tree-stump” atá á chur in iúl acu, is gur thit -th- /h/ as an gcarn -rrth- /rh/ go luath sa 17ú haois (cf. 1970c /ˈkoruːnəx/ < bf Corrthamhnach (#18213) i nGaillimh). Féach anuas air sin go bhfuil dhá shampla ann a thaispeánann guta deiridh .i. 1607 ‘Garrhowny’ agus 2006 /gaˈruːnə/. D’fhéadfadh sé gur gearrthamhnaigh “short arable place, field” a bhí san ainm ó cheart, gur imigh an guta deiridh i léig faoi thús an 17ú haois. Más ea, gach seans go bhfuil an t-ainm céanna againn anseo is atá in 1714 ‘Garroonogh’, bf Garroonagh (#28143) i mBaile Adaim. (Bailte fearainn bheaga réidhe is ea bf Garroon agus bf Garroonagh araon.) Cf. an fhoirm ainmneach bf Gearrthamhnach (#35502) i Maigh Eo. (Cf. freisin an logainm stairiúil 1100c ‘in Garbthonach’, ‘ocin GarbthonaigLeabhar Laighean 298a, 296b. Níl aon ghairbhe talún le sonrú sa chás seo, áfach.)

    (Tá an logainm seo pléite faoi bf Scarroon (#28415) i gCill na mBanbhán freisin.)

    Mionainmneacha ar an léarscáil:
    Ní heol dúinn aon tagairt stairiúil do Bloody Bridge SO.

Centrepoint

53.1183, -7.36966latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1607
Garrhowny
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 19
1607
Garhowne
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 25
1607
Carhowne
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 15
1607
Carehowne
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 15
1629
Garrone
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 176
1629
Garroone
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 177
1629
Garroone
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 176
1639
Garrone
O Doyne Ms.
1660c
Garrone
BSD (La) Leathanach: 120
1668
Garrone, Derrinagh and
ASE Leathanach: 170
1670
Garrane, Derrynagh and
ASE Leathanach: 224
1778
Summergrove
T&S Leathanach: 158
1778
Summer Grove
T&S Leathanach: 159
1805
Garroon alias Summergrove
Cahill (La)
1823
Summergrove
TAB
1838
Garroone alias Summergrove
BS:AL Leathanach: La056,17
1838
Garroone alias Summergrove
Drogheda Map 1812:AL Leathanach: La056,17
1838
Garroon alias Summergrove
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La056,17
1838
Garrone
DS:AL Leathanach: La056,17
1838
Gearr uamhan, 'a short cave'
OD:AL Leathanach: La056,17
1838
Garroon or Summergrove
OD:AL Leathanach: La056,17
1838
[Garroon or Summergrove]
"…contains…a small rath."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: La056,17
2005
gaˈruːn
Áit.
2005
somərgroːv
Áit.
2006
gaˈruːnə
Áit.

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