BROWSE
townland
Doire na nGarrán
genitive: Dhoire na nGarrán
(Irish)
Derrygarran
(English)

Glossary

English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket
English grove

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the (oak-)wood of the groves

    D’fhéadfaí gearrán “horse” a chur san áireamh freisin.

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:
    Luaitear ainm eile sna foinsí stairiúla .i. 1660 ‘[Derrigoran &] Lissbrinn’, 1614 ‘Lisbrin’, 1615 ‘Lisbrin’, 1662 ‘Lisbrin’ < Lios Brain (?) “the ring-fort of Bran (ainm pearsanta)” (cf. bf Dún Brain (#28141)). Tá dhá imfhálú sa bhaile fearainn seo (www.archaeology.ie); féach gur minice go mór ráth/ráithínlios in ainmneacha ar imfháluithe sa chontae seo.

Centrepoint

53.0608, -7.26296latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Dirragoran
bounds of Twomelegan
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 56-8
1549
Downygoran
Extent of Twomelegan
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 56
1557c
Dynogaran
P.R.O.L. Leathanach: 62/1
1563
Dirrenegarran
F Leathanach: 559
1569
Dirrynegarran
John Whitney, gent
F Leathanach: 1353
1571
Dirrinegarran
F Leathanach: 1720
1614
Dirrigarrane, Dirrigorrane
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 4 J I
1614
Lisbrin
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 4 J I
1615
Dirrigarrane, Derigorane
CPR Leathanach: 283
1615
Lisbrin
CPR Leathanach: 283
1660c
Derrigoran & Lissbrinn
BSD (La) Leathanach: 97
1660c
Lissbrinn, Derrigoran &
BSD (La) Leathanach: 97
1662
Derrygoran
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 2 C II
1662
Lisbrin
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 2 C II
1838
Derrygarron
BS:AL Leathanach: La061,10
1838
Derrygarron
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La061,10
1838
Derrygarran
CM:AL Leathanach: La061,10
1838
Derrygarron
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: La061,10
1838
Dirrigarrane
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: La061,10
1838
Doire garráin, 'oak underwood, a young wood'
OD:AL Leathanach: La061,10
1838
Derrygarran
pl:AL Leathanach: La061,10
1838
Derrygarran
OD:AL Leathanach: La061,10
1838
Derrygarron
[scriosta]
OC:AL Leathanach: La061,10
2004
deriˑˈgarin
Áit.

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