BROWSE
townland
Doire na Saor
genitive: Dhoire na Saor
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Derrynaseer
(English)

Glossary

English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket

Explanatory note

  • English

    the (oak-)wood of the craftsmen

Centrepoint

54.0326, -8.03626latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Derrynaseer
ˌdernəˈsiːr
Áit.
Derrynaseer
derənəˈsiːr
Áit.
Nóta
Nóta
"Ao, Ca, TE, La P: Rossinver, b: Rosclogher "
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Doire-na-saor = Wood of the carpenters. The ‘Saor’, builder or carpenter, was an important individual in an age, when buildings were nearly always made of wood."
Nóta
1622
Deryneseery
CPR Leathanach: 530a
1660c
Derrenesheiry
BSD Leathanach: 54
1835
Derrinaseer
TAB (60:16/10) innéacs Nóta: (60:16/10) innéacs
1835
Derrinseer
TAB Leathanach: 123, 179, Nóta: (60:16/10)
1836
Derrynaseer
BS:AL
1836
Derra-na-sear,
'Carpenters working at oak'
Mc Donough, I.:AL
1836
Derri na seer
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Doire na saor
pl:AL
1836
Doire na saor,
'oak wood of the carpenter,' 'roboretum artificum'
OD:AL
1836
Derrynaseer
OD:AL

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