BROWSE
townland
Ros Darach
genitive: Ros Darach
(Irish)
Rossdarragh
(English)

Glossary

dair, darú
English oak
English (wooded) height; wood; promontory

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    wood, wooded height of (the) oak

    ‘Talamh ard (coillteach), coill, ceann tíre’ an réimse bríonna atá leis an bhfocal ros. Dhealródh sé gur minicí an bhrí ‘talamh ard (coillteach)’ leis sa taobh seo tíre; féach go bhfuil an talamh anseo ábhar níos airde ná an talamh máguaird. Cf. bf An Ros (#27887).

    Tá fothracha eaglasta anseo (féach Fardal Seandálaíochta, www.archaeology.ie). Más ainm cruinn é ‘Kyleaderry, the Church of the Oak Grove’ a bhí ag an gCorragánach (History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory II 281), is dócha gur Cill an Doire a bhí air.

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52.8207, -7.60541latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1621
Rosse
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 19 J I
1621
Rosse
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 19 J I
1630
Rosse
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 38 C I
1655
Rosedardagh
DS
1655
Rossederdagh
DS Par. (Reeves)
1659
Resdiragh
Cen. Leathanach: 493
1660c
Rosderdeagh
BSD (La) Leathanach: 140
1667
Rossaderdagh alias Rossedreagh
ASE Leathanach: 136
1667
Rossedreagh, Rossaderdagh alias
ASE Leathanach: 136
1678
Rossdredagh
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 4 C II
1685
Rosdereagh
Hib. Del.
1805
Ross
Cahill (La)
1838
Rosse
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: LA026,9
1838
Ros darach, 'wood of the oaks'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA026,9
1838
Ross
"Simply."
pl:AL Leathanach: LA026,9
1838
Rossdarragh
"We must adopt 'ss' in 'Ross'."
OD:AL Leathanach: LA026,9
1838
[Rossdarragh]
"…1 Danish fort."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: LA026,9
1838
Rossdarragh
BS:AL Leathanach: LA026,9
1838
Rosstragh
HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA026,9
1838
Rosstragh
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: LA026,9
1838
Rossdarragh
Butler, W.:AL Leathanach: LA026,9
1838
Ross
Moore, Rev.:AL Leathanach: LA026,9
1838
Ross
Brenan, Rev. T.:AL Leathanach: LA026,9
1838
Ross
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: LA026,9
1838
Rosse
[= bf Rossdarragh p Erke]
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: LA026,9
1905
Rossdarragh. Ros darach, that is, the Point of the Oak Tree. There was a very ancient church here. Its name was Kyleaderry, the Church of the Oak Grove.
Carrigan Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 281

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