BROWSE
townland
An Garrán Cnó
genitive: an Gharráin Chnó
(Irish)
Nutgrove
(English)

Glossary

English grove

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    Is aistriúchán í an fhoirm Ghaeilge.

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:
    B’ann do chúpla logainm stairiúil timpeall ar bf Nutgrove an lae inniu. Ar léarscáil an Down Survey léirítear áit bheag 1655 ‘faranclinkin’ gar do theorainn thuaidh an bhaile fearainn — ach sa chuid thiar theas de bf An Cheapach Bheag (#28545) chomh fada agus is féidir a dhéanamh amach. Pléitear an logainm sin faoi bf Baile Mhic Giolla Chaoin (#28630) i bpar. Raoire Mór.

    Ach is cosúil ar dheontais an 17ú haois agus ar leagan amach na mbailte fearainn go mb'fhéidir gurb ionann bf Nutgrove an lae inniu agus an áit darbh ainm 1629 ‘Garrygallridd’, et var., a luaitear sna foinsí, go minic i dteannta le bf An Rinn (#28644) lastoir.

    Is cosúil gur gaelú ar ainm Angla-Normannach atá le feiscint in 1593 ‘Garrigallared’, 1607 ‘Garrygallaraide’, 1607/8 ‘Farengallarard’ [sic, ‘Faren-’], 1608 ‘Garrygallaruid’, 1629 ‘Garrygallridd’, 1639 ‘Gallagaleid’, 1660c ‘Garrigallrie’. Cf. 1547 ‘Gallrowtheston’, 1654 ‘Gallretts towne’ > bf Baile Gallrath/Gollierstown (#17143) i gContae Bhaile Átha Cliath, agus féach freisin bf Galrastún/Galroostown (#34095) i gContae Lú. Cf. 1299 ‘…son of Galrath’ CJR I 253 i gContae Bhaile Átha Cliath. Is cosúil gurbh ann don ainm Galrid ag na Sean-Ghall, ar mhalairt foirme é de Galfrid na nAngla-Normannach; dhealródh sé gur Garraí Gallraid (?) “the garden of Gallraid” atá anseo.

    Tá an teach mór féin .i. Nutgrove SO thar an teorainn sa bhaile fearainn teorantach bf An Rinn (#28644).

    Níl sé as an áireamh ar fad gur bréagaistriúchán é Nutgrove féin ar fhoirmeacha béarlaithe déanacha den logainm stairiúil Garraí Mhic Dhonncha “the garden of Mac Donncha” > 1607 ‘Garricanachoe’, 1612 ‘Gary Donogh’, 1617 ‘Garriconagha’ ... 1662 ‘Garryconnagh’ mar a bheadh *Garraí Cna “garden of nuts” ann (féach FGB s.v. cna, cná; féach nóta faoi bf Míleac (#28550) laistiar). Cf. an bréagaistriúchán bf Drom Chonóra > Nutfield (#6058) i gContae an Chláir.

Centrepoint

53.1444, -7.39934latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1593
Gary Gallrind
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 96
1593
Garrigallared
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 52
1617
Garriconagha?
five acera *ní hionann*
Dunne Papers
1622
Ryn, Gallagalrid
commons of Montemeelick
CPR Leathanach: 560
1622
Ryn, Gallagallrid
CPR Leathanach: 552
1648
Garrichinagh?
*ní hionann*
Dunne Papers Leathanach: 126
1660c
Garrigallrie
BSD (La)
1660c
Rynne & Garrigalrid
BSD (La) Leathanach: 126
1763
Nutgrove
CGn. Imleabhar: 226.150.146895
1823
Nutgrove
TAB
1832
Garryconnagh?
*ní hionann*
Dunne Papers Leathanach: 146
1838
Nut Grove
BS:AL Leathanach: La056,24
1838
Nut Grove
Croasdal Map 1735:AL Leathanach: La056,24
1838
Nut Grove
Drogheda Map 1812:AL Leathanach: La056,24
1838
Nut Grove
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La056,24
1838
Nut Grove
OD:AL Leathanach: La056,24
2005
ˈnotgroːv
Áit.

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