BROWSE
townland
Lios na Gríosaí
genitive: Lios na Gríosaí
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Lisnagrish
(English)

Glossary

English ring-fort, enclosure

Centrepoint

53.6834, -7.58016latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1612
Lisnegrisie
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1620
Lissegreesie (James Yonge Knt.)
CPR Leathanach: 492a
1629
Lissegress
Cotton Map
1632
Lisseegreesee (Jac’ Younge)
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 8 Car.1
1637
Lissegreefie & Gweene (Jac’ Younge)
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 16 Car.1
1655
Lisnegrish
DS
1659
Lissnegriss
Cen. Leathanach: 455
c.1660
Lissnegrish
BSD Leathanach: 154
1685
Lisnegrish
Hib. Del.
1703
Lisnegrish and Molowood alias Mallowade, part of Lisnegrish
Trustees Leathanach: 362
1741
Lisnegrish
CGn. Leathanach: 100.559.71816
1741
Mootlwood als Mottowade part of Lisnegrish aforesaid
CGn. Leathanach: 100.559.71816
1741
Lisnegrish
CGn. Leathanach: 103.373.71815
1741
Mottowood als Mottowade part of Lisnegrish
CGn.
1813
Lisnagrish
Edgeworth
1836
Lisnegrish
BS:AL
1836
Lisnagrish
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1836
Liss na Griosach, “The Burning fort”
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Lisnegrisie
Inq. J I:AL
1836
Lisseegreesee
Inq. C I:AL
1836
Lonagrish
HCER 1826:AL
1836
Lios na gris, “is the local pronunciation. It means “Fort of the embers”
OD:AL
1836
...contains Ballymoyagh and Ballinlaughter, Moat Ward is in the north west exremity with a Trig. Station on it
Desc. Rem.:AL
1836
Lisnegrish
DS:AL
1908
Lios na Grish, “fort of the embers”
MacGivney Leathanach: 170
2008
lisnəˈgriʃ
Áit.

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