BROWSE
townland
An Srath Liath
genitive: an tSratha Léith
(Irish)
Srahleagh
(English)

Glossary

liath, léith
English grey, grey place, grey horse
srath, sraith
English holm, river-meadow, valley-bottom

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the grey river-meadow, holm; the grey swath?

    Is cosúil go dtaispeánann foirmeacha 1607–1609 /x/ deiridh san aicmitheoir. Cé nach ritheann abhainn ná sruthán suntasach tríd an mbaile fearainn seo, is minic a mheasctar brí srath agus sraith i logainmneacha (féach Ó Crualaoich, Logainmneacha na hÉireann IV s.n. Ballinastraw).

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:

    1. Ainm ceathrún ab ea é seo, 1608/9 ‘the quarter of Sraghleighe alias Glannruishe’. Tagairtí stairiúla don ainm eile is ea 1593 ‘Clanragh’, 1608/9 ‘Glanruishe’, 1622 ‘Gleanruish’, ‘Glanruishe’, 1629 ‘Glanruish’, ‘Gleanruish’, 1639 ‘Clonrushe’, ach ní léir a bhunús. Shíneadh an cheathrú seo siar ó dheas ó bhaile Ros Fhionnghlaise amach, ar thalamh réidh, agus ní bheadh mórán dealraimh le *Gleann Rois “glen of (the) wooded height; the glen of Ros (Fhionnghlaise?)” cé go bhfuil 1622 ‘Gleanruish’ an-shoiléir. * Cluain Rois “the pasture of Ros (Fhionnghlaise?)”, b’fhéidir? D’fhéadfaí Clann Rois “the descendants of Ros (ainm pearsanta) a mheas chomh maith (cf. Leabhar Mór na nGenealach).
    2. Ní léir suíomh an ainm stairiúil 1607 ‘Larraghbane’ < An Láithreach Bhán (?) “the white (house-)site”, más cruinn, fo-roinn den bhaile fearainn seo a luaitear in LS Uí Dhuinn 22.

Centrepoint

53.1274, -7.39804latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1593
Clanragh alias Sraleigh
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 167
1601
Srahliagh
Dermot oge O Dunne
F Leathanach: 6523
1607
Sraghleighe
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 4
1607
Shraghliegh
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 15, Leathanach: 16
1607
Sraghliagh
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 19
1607
Sraghleigh
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 25
1607
Sraliagh
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 44
1607
Sraghleighe
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 77
1607
Straghleigh, Straghleighe
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 22
1609
Sraghliegh or Glanruishe
Thady O'Doyne
CPR Leathanach: 123
1629
Shraley
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 177
1660c
Sraghleagh, Derreene &
BSD (La) Leathanach: 126
1669
Sraley
Dunne Papers Leathanach: 135
1819
Shaghleagh [sic]
"Grey division set apart."
Par. Stat. Leathanach: 331
1838
Shaghleagh
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La056,28
1838
Shraleagh
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La056,28
1838
Shaghleagh
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: La056,28
1838
Srath liath, 'grey strath, or holm'
OD:AL Leathanach: La056,28
1838
Srahleagh
"Made 'Srahlea' in Connaught." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: La056,28
1838
Shraghleigh
BS:AL Leathanach: La056,28
1838
Shraleigh
Drogheda Map 1812:AL Leathanach: La056,28
2005
ʃraˈliː
Áit.

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