BROWSE
townland
An Láithreach
genitive: an Láithrigh
(Irish)
Lauragh
(English)

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the (house-)site

    Ní léir cé chomh hiontaofa is atá na foirmeacha 1659 ‘Laraghy’, 1660c ‘Laraghy’, a chuireann guta deiridh in iúl. De dheasca na samplaí tréshiollacha seo a mhol Dowling foirm iolra ‘Láithreacha’ in JKAS XII 416, ach ní heol dúinne aon sampla cinnte eile den fhoirm iolra sin i logainmneacha. Bíonn an dá fhoinse ina bhfuil -y le fáil, mar atá Census agus BSD, neamhspleách ar a chéile ó thaobh litriú na logainmneacha de. Ach féach 1655 ‘Laragh’ ar an Down Survey, foinse a bhíonn ar aon fhocal le BSD. Is é is dóigh linn ná go bhfuil an litriú -y lochtach céanna ag an dá shampla sin (1659, 1660c) trí chomhthaisme.

    Tá an fuaimniú 2005 /ˈlɑːrə-/ in á-cúil inspéise. I ndeisceart na Mí agus i dtuaisceart Chill Dara faightear á-tosaigh /aː/ sna leaganacha béarlaithe den fhocal céanna (m.sh. #25429, #39123). Cf. á-cúil in bf An Láithreach (#27993) in Achadh Bhó agus lawshig [ˈlɑːʃigʹ] < láithrigh in par Darú (#1432) (‘Focail Gaedhilge ó Dharmhagh Ua nDuach’ Éigse V 278) i ndeisceart an chontae.

Centrepoint

53.113, -7.25484latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1563
Larraughe
F Leathanach: 498
1571
Larygke
F Leathanach: 1715
1619
Laragh
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 15 J I
1621
Larragh
CPR Leathanach: 514
1637
Laragh
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 23 C I
1655
Laragh
DS
1659
Laraghy
Cen. Leathanach: 503
1660c
Laraghy
BSD (La) Leathanach: 113
1666
Larragh
ASE Leathanach: 70
1685
Laragh
Hib. Del.
1825
Lauraugh
TAB Leathanach: innéacs
1825
Laughragh
TAB
1837
Lauragh
Top. Dict. Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 396
1838
Lauragh
OC (corr.):AL Leathanach: LA007,17
1838
Larah
pl:AL Leathanach: LA007,17
1838
Lavagh
BS:AL Leathanach: LA007,17
1838
Lavahey
HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA007,17
1838
Lauragh
Borrowes, Sir E.:AL Leathanach: LA007,17
1838
Lauragh
CM:AL Leathanach: LA007,17
1838
Lavahey
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: LA007,17
1838
Laragh
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: LA007,17
1838
Laragh
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: LA007,17
1838
Laraghy
DS:AL Leathanach: LA007,17
1838
Lathrach, 'a site, site of a house'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA007,17
2005
ˈlɑːrəˈkrɑs
Lauragh Cross?
Áit.

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