Ráithín Shéathra/Raheensheara

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Hierarchy

townland

Ráithín Shéathra

genitive: Ráithín Shéathra

(Irish)

Raheensheara

(English)

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Glossary

ráithín

English small ring-fort

Hierarchy

county

Laois/Laois

barony

Clann Donncha/Clandonagh

civil parish

Ráth Domhnaigh/Rathdowney

electoral division

Móinín an Leasa/Moneenalassa

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the little ring-fort of Séathra
Séathra— ainm pearsanta

Seo foirm de Séafraidh (< Geffray na nAngla-Normannach) atá comónta i ndeisceart na tíre (cf. Séathrún freisin i gCúige Mumhan). (Cf. na leaganacha éagsúla a bhí ag cainteoirí Gaeilge Osraí ag Ó Corragáin, History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory I 48n.)

Féach tagairtí sna Fiants do 1578 ‘Geoffrey Fitzpatrick’ … 1602 ‘Donell Mc Geffery’ = 1603 ‘Donell Mc Shearie’ faoi bf Béal Átha Amhlaidh (#28019). Féach leis go raibh an sloinne An Séathrach (< * Mac Séathra) mar shloinne tánaisteach ag Mac Giolla Phádraig Osraí — cf. bf Carraig an tSéathraigh (TÁ 82, 88) (#48202).

Cf. an baile fearainn teorantach bf Ráithín Shéathra, par. Dhomhnach Mór (#28697). Tá cur síos ar an ráithín seo san Fhardal Seandálaíochta (www.archaeology.ie).

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52.8921, -7.65072latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1838	Raheensheara	BS:AL Leathanach: La051,18 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1838	Raghinsharagh	HCSV:AL Leathanach: La051,18 High Commission Survey & Valuation Report 1824 Bliain: 1824
1838	Raghinsharragh	Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: La051,18 High or Barony Constable's Book (List) ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-1840
1838	Raheensheara	Lalor, J.:AL Leathanach: La051,18 Lalor, J.:AL
1838	Raheensheara	Young, Rev.:AL Leathanach: La051,18 Young, Rev.:AL
1838	Raheensheara	Drought, Cllr:AL Leathanach: La051,18 Drought, Cllr:AL
1838	Ráithín Seafraidh, 'Jeffrey's little fort'	OD:AL Leathanach: La051,18 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1838	Shéara	pl:AL Leathanach: La051,18 Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1838	Raheenshéara	OD:AL Leathanach: La051,18 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1838	Rahinsheara	DS:AL Leathanach: La051,18 Down Survey (1656-1658), foinse in Ainmleabhar na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks
2004	rɑhiːn	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-
2004	rahiːnˈʃiːrə	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-

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