BROWSE
townland
Garbhach
genitive: Gharbhach
(Irish)
Garvagh
(English)

Glossary

English rough, rough one

Centrepoint

53.7614, -7.67288latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1612
Garoughe
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1620
Garvagh (Nicholas Archbald)
CPR Leathanach: 538a
1629
Garvagh
Cotton Map
1655
Garwagh
DS
c.1660
Garwagh
BSD Leathanach: 162
1671
Garwagh and Cooledughill
ASE Leathanach: 108
1750
Gareagh [?]
CGn. Leathanach: 146.5.96419
1782
Garvey Island otherwise Garvary Island
CGn. Leathanach: 347.112.231320
1813
Garvagh
Edgeworth
1826
Garrah?
Parochial Abstracts, JACAS, II, uimh. 10. Leathanach: 82, 83, Imleabhar: II (10), Nóta: ‘Parochial Abstracts’
1835
Garvagh
BS:AL
1835
Garrah
HCER:AL
1835
Garbhach, “rough field”
OD:AL
1835
...There is a large patch of bog...
Desc. Rem.:AL
1835
Garvagh
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1908
Garbh Achadh, “rough field or plain”
MacGivney Leathanach: 121
2007
ˈgarvə
Áit.

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