BROWSE
townland
Lios Droma Fearna
genitive: Lios Droma Fearna
(Irish)
Lisdromafarna
(English)

Glossary

droim, drom
English ridge
English ring-fort, enclosure

Centrepoint

53.9651, -7.96028latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Lios-Droma-Feárna = Fort of the alder ridge. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory Rath. ‘Lisdromafarna.’ Towards the top of the S-facing slope of a drumlin (109). "
Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
"Pinkman Lios-Droma-Réidhe = Fort of the smooth ridge. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory Rath. ‘Lisdromarea.’ On top of a drumlin (109). Crannóg (possible). At the centre of subrectangular Loughtown Lough (50). "
Nóta
1622
Lisdromfarna
CPR Leathanach: 514b
1631
Lisdromfarna
Inq. Leathanach: 174
1660c
Lissdromforna
BSD Leathanach: 56
1660c
Lissdromrah
BSD Leathanach: 57
1715
Lisdrumferna
CGn. Leathanach: 16.171.7203
1715
Lisdrumsee
CGn. Leathanach: 16.171.7203
1835
Lisdrumfarny
TAB (60:16/10) innéacs Leathanach: 175
1835
Lisdrumfarney
TAB Leathanach: 35, Nóta: (60:16/10)
1835
Lisdrumray
TAB (60:16/10) innéacs Leathanach: 59, 61, 175, Nóta: (60:16/10) innéacs
1836
Listermafarno
BS:AL
1836
Lisdrumfarney
Rowley Map:AL
1836
Lis-Fearnach,
'the alder fort'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Listrumafarn
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Lisdrumfarny
CM:AL
1836
Lismafarna
S&V:AL
1836
Lios droma fearna
pl:AL
1836
Lios droma fearna,
'fort of the alder ridge'
OD:AL
1836
//rnă
OD:AL
1836
Lisdrumrea
BS:AL
1836
Lisdrumasei
CM:AL
1836
Lios droma réidh
pl:AL
1836
Lios droma réidh,
'fort of the smooth ridge'
OD:AL
1836
Lisdrŏmărea North
"See correspondence." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL
1836
[Lisdromarea North]
"…a small fort."
Desc. Rem.:AL

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