BROWSE
townland
Doire Mór
genitive: Dhoire Mór
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Derrymore
(English)

Glossary

English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket
English great, big

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

53.6891, -7.75613latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1571
Daremore (William McDonkay O’ Ferrall)
Cal. Carew Leathanach: 409
1582
Derynore (Wm. m’Donogh O Ferrall)
F Leathanach: 3822
1612
Derrymore
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1620
Derrymore (Donell McWilliam Farrall)
CPR Leathanach: 481b
1629
Derimore
Cotton Map
1654-56
Derrymore
CS X Leathanach: 47
1654-56
Derrymore
CS X Leathanach: 48
c1660
Derrymore
BSD Leathanach: 143
1668
Derrymore
ASE Leathanach: 176
1685
Deremo
Hib. Del.
1686
Derrymore
CG Leathanach: 44b
1813
Derrymore
Edgeworth
1813
Derrymore
Edgeworth
1836
Derrymore
BS:AL
1836
Derrymore
McCutchen, C.C.C.:AL
1836
Derrymore
Featherstone, J.:AL
1836
Derrymore
DS Ref.:AL
1836
Derrimore
DS Map:AL
1836
Derrymore
Montgomery:AL
1836
Derrymore
Murray, Rev.:AL
1836
Derrymore
Featherstone, Sir G.:AL
1836
Doire Mór, “Roboretum magnum, Great oak wood”
OD:AL
1836
...half arable and pasture the other half bog...
Desc. Rem.:AL
1908
Doire Mhór
MacGivney Leathanach: 101
2007
deriˑˈmoːr
Áit.

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