BROWSE
townland
An Dún
genitive: an Dúin
(Irish)
Downs
(English)

Glossary

dún, dúnaibh
English fort

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the fort

    Tá bearna mhór san fhianaise idir 1590 agus 1765 agus is mór an easpa í.

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:
    D’fhéadfadh sé go dtagann an logainm Béarla (The) Downs ó cheann de dhá áit ar imeall bhaile Phort Laoise anseo, mar atá ‘Doncoce’, ‘Doncore’ agus ‘Donmorough’, ‘Donmocoughe’. Tá na háiteanna seo luaite in Ionchoisne dar dáta 23 Feabhra 1589/90 agus in achoimre ar an ionchoisne sin atá le fáil i bhFiant dar dáta 21 Márta 1589/90. Más ea ní mhaireann aon iarsmaí de dhún ná lios san áit seo. Tá ‘Doncoce’, ‘Doncore’ doiléir; is cosúil gur Dún Murcha “the fort of Murcha” is bunús leis an ainm eile.

    Mionainmneacha ar an léarscáil:
    Léirítear Ridge of Maryborough SO in iarthar an bhaile fearainn, an eiscir shuntasach a ritheann aduaidh trí bhaile Phort Laoise. Tá cuid di marcáilte ar an léarscáil in bf Cúil Tuairín (#28325) freisin (cf. www.epa.ie).

Centrepoint

53.0271, -7.28454latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1589/90
Doncoce
nuper in tenur' Joh' Densbet
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Eliz.
1589/90
Donmorough
[ní luaitear Morgan] modo in occupacione Joh' [...]
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Eliz.
1589/90
Doncore
lately in tenure of John Denevet, now of John Starelinge
F Leathanach: 5400
1589/90
Donmocoughe
Tho. Morgan, now of John Stareling
F Leathanach: 5400
1765
Downes
CGn. Leathanach: 424.108.155934
1838
Downs
BS:AL Leathanach: LA012,11
1838
Dún, 'a fort'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA012,11
1838
The Downs
Local:AL Leathanach: LA012,11
1838
The Downs
pl:AL Leathanach: LA012,11
1838
Downs
OC:AL Leathanach: LA012,11

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