BROWSE
townland
An Garastún
genitive: an Gharastúin
(Irish)
Garrison
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    Is aistriúchán í an fhoirm Ghaeilge. Tá ‘Castle (in ruins)’ léirithe sa bhaile fearainn seo.

    Maidir leis an bhfoirm 1838 ‘Garrysteene’ a cóipeáladh ó Ionchoisní Laighean san Ainmleabhar, ní hionann é is an logainm seo. Féach gur leir ó chomhthéacs na logainmneacha go raibh an logainm stairiúil úd suite tamall maith ó thuaidh ón áit seo — is ionann é agus 1660c ‘Garrinesteana’, par. Achadh Bhó, in Book of Survey and Distribution 135.

Centrepoint

52.8642, -7.67381latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1838
Garrison
White, J.:AL Leathanach: La051,34
1838
Garrison
OD:AL Leathanach: La051,34
1838
[Garrison]
"…part of an old castle."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: La051,34
1838
Garrison
BS:AL Leathanach: La051,34
1838
Garrison
Lalor, J.:AL Leathanach: La051,34
1838
Garrison
Woods:AL Leathanach: La051,34
1838
Garrison
Drought, Cllr:AL Leathanach: La051,34
1838
Garrysteene
*ní hionann*
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La051,34
2004
ˈgarisən
Áit.

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