BROWSE
Lisín na gCruach
genitive: Lisín na gCruach
(Irish)
Lissinagroagh
(English)

Glossary

cruach, cruachán
English stack, peak
English small ring-fort

Centrepoint

54.3115, -8.09654latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Lisín-na-gCruach = Little fort of the hills. Cruach means a rick or a stack and, by extension, a hill, especially one with a piled up, or stacked up, appearance. Compare Na Cruacha, the Reeks in Keryr, Cruach Phadraigh, Croagh Patrick in Mayo. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Rath. ‘Lissinagroagh.’ On a slight E-W ridge of a general S-facing slope (113). Rath. On top of a hill in a deciduous forest (113). Souterrain. ‘Cave.’ An L-shaped souterrain (135). Enclosure. On a slight rise (156). "
Nóta
1622
Lishinegrowagh
CPR Leathanach: 539a
1660c
Lissingrough
BSD Leathanach: 76
1661
Lishneygrawagh
Inq. Leathanach: 185
1817
Lisnagroth
Larkin
1835
Lisnagrough bun
TAB Leathanach: Innéacs, 57 (60:16/5)
1835
Lisnagrough bar
TAB Leathanach: Innéacs 57-9 (60:16/5)
1836
Lisnagroagh
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Lisnagroagh
BS:AL
1836
Lisnagroth
Peace, Clerk of:AL
1836
Lisnagroth
Cullen, Lieut. Col.:AL
1836
Lisnagroagh
Cullen, D.:AL
1836
Lissnagroagh
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Lisnagroth
CM:AL
1836
Liss na Groach
'the fort stacks'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Lisín na g-crúach
pl:AL
1836
Lisín na g-crúach
'little fort of the stacks'
OD:AL
1836
Lissinagroagh
OD:AL

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