BROWSE
townland
An Gruagán
genitive: an Ghruagáin
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Grogan
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the sedgy land, (land of) rank vegetation?

    Is fréamhaí den fhocal grua(i)g é gruagán de réir Joyce (1875, 339). Ach féach gur drochthalamh riascach atá sa chuid íseal den bhaile fearainn (www.osi.ie; ‘Peaty Gleys’ agus ‘Lac[ustrine soil]’, www.epa.ie) — d’fhéadfadh sé mar sin gur gruagán “sedgy land”, “rank vegetation” atá i dtreis anseo faoi mar atá, de réir cosúlachta, in bf An Gruagán (LG 53) (#54436), in bf An Gruagán agus An Chorr Rua (UF 7) (#41146) agus in bf An Gruagán (CC 40, 43, 44) — féach Logainmneacha na hÉireann II: Cill i logainmneacha Co. Thiobraid Árann 146.

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52.8622, -7.63199latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1566
Croghanboy?
F Leathanach: 897
1659
Grogan
Cen. Leathanach: 494
1660c
Grogan, Gragnagyhye &
BSD (La) Leathanach: 139
1805
Grogan (agus Grogan Hill)
Cahill (La)
1838
Grogan
BS:AL Leathanach: La053,5
1838
Grogan
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La053,5
1838
Grogan
DS:AL Leathanach: La053,5
1838
Gruagán, 'sedgy land'
OD:AL Leathanach: La053,5
1838
Grogan
OD:AL Leathanach: La053,5
1838
Grogan
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La053,5
1838
Grogan
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: La053,5
1838
Grogan
Kennedy, Rev. :AL Leathanach: La053,5
1838
Grogan
Lodge, Rev. F. :AL Leathanach: La053,5
1838
Grogan
GJP 1836:AL Leathanach: La053,5
2004
ˈgroːgin
Áit.

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