BROWSE
townland
Ráth tSeilge
genitive: Ráth tSeilge
(Irish)
Rathtillig
(English)

Glossary

ráth, ráith
English ring-fort

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    ring-fort of (the) hunt?

    Ní léir bunús an cháilitheora anseo. Féach bf Droim Seilge (#27794) i gCuileannach agus cf. sampla eile den séimhiú tS- i ndiaidh ráth in bf Ráth tSíonáin (#44624) i gContae Shligigh.

    D’fhéadfaí teilgthe “abandoned” a chur san áireamh freisin (féach www.dil.ie s.v. do-léci III), chomh maith le deilg (le díghlórú d- /d/ go /t/ i ndiaidh -th /h/): cf. bf, par Cill Deilge (#28033) in Achadh Bhó agus bf Ros Deilge (#3362) i gContae Cheatharlach.

Centrepoint

52.8877, -7.0109latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1563
Rathelege
F Leathanach: 538
1585
Rathlege
Terence M'Donnell
F Leathanach: 4747
1597
Rathtellig
Molmory M'Donell
F Leathanach: 6161
1602
Rathleg
Faragh m'Tirlagh m'Donell
F Leathanach: 6593
1620
Rathteleage
CPR Leathanach: 492
1627
Rathtillige
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 C I
1632
Rathdelligge al' Rathtelligge
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 13 C I
1632
Rathtillge
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 13 C I
1642
Ratillicke
Dep. 1641
1655
Rathillig
DS
1659
Rathillig, Ballenrahin and
Cen. Leathanach: 501
1660c
Rathiligge
BSD (La) Leathanach: 81
1666
Rathilligg
ASE Leathanach: 69
1743
Rathtillig
CGn. Imleabhar: 110.201.76598
1838
Rath tillig, 'fort of the lime or linden tree'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA032,39
1838
Tillig
pl:AL Leathanach: LA032,39
1838
tillig
[líne díreach agus dhá shíneadh fada ós cionn an chéad 'i']
pron.:AL Leathanach: LA032,39
1838
Rathtillig
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: LA032,39
1838
[Rathtillig]
"There is…a rath…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: LA032,39
1838
Rathtellig
BS:AL Leathanach: LA032,39
1838
Rathillige
DS:AL Leathanach: LA032,39
1838
Rathelig
Old Map:AL Leathanach: LA032,39
1838
Rathtilligg
Old Map:AL Leathanach: LA032,39
1838
[Rathtillig]
"There is…a rath…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: LA032,39
1838
Rathtellig
BS:AL Leathanach: LA032,39
1838
Rathillige
DS:AL Leathanach: LA032,39
1838
Rathelig
Old Map:AL Leathanach: LA032,39
1838
Rathtilligg
Old Map:AL Leathanach: LA032,39
1838
Rath tillig, 'fort of the lime or linden tree'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA032,39
1838
Tillig
pl:AL Leathanach: LA032,39
1838
tillig
[líne díreach agus dhá shíneadh fada ós cionn an chéad 'i']
pron.:AL Leathanach: LA032,39
1838
Rathtillig
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: LA032,39
2006
raˈtilig
Áit.
2006
ratˈdilig
Áit.

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