BROWSE
townland
Lios an Mhadaidh
genitive: Lios an Mhadaidh
(Irish)
Lissavaddy
(English)

Glossary

English ring-fort, enclosure

Centrepoint

53.7309, -7.72788latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1612
Lismoddie
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1622
Lissevaddy
CPR Leathanach: 551b
1629
Lissevaddy
Cotton Map
1660c
Lisswaddy
BSD Leathanach: 177
1813
Lisavaddy
Edgeworth
1835
Liss-a-vaddy
BS:AL
1835
Lisavaddy
Edgeworth Map:AL
1835
Liss a Bhadamh, “The Dog’s Fort” [“mhadaidh!!” os cionn seo]
Quinn, E.:AL
1835
Lisavady
HCER 1820:AL
1835
lios a’ mhadaidh, “fort of the dog”
OD:AL
1908
Lisnavaddy, Lios na Mhadadh, “fort of the dogs”
MacGivney Leathanach: 171
1981
Lios na Mhadadh, “Fort of the Dogs”
Devaney Leathanach: 106
1982
Lios an Mhadaidh
NÓM litir
2002
Lios an Mhadaidh
Cártaí Móra
2007
lisəˈvadiˑ
Áit.

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