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

Glossary

English rough, rough one

Centrepoint

53.71, -7.79827latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1587
Garvagh (Wm. M’Kedagh)
F Leathanach: 4980
1620
Cartrongarrow (Sir Francis Aungier)
CPR Leathanach: 452a
1629
Car. Garrow
Cotton Map
1632
Cartrongarrowe
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 9 Car.1
c.1660
Garnagh
BSD Leathanach: 150
1813
Garvagh
Edgeworth
1836
Garrawagh
BS:AL
1836
Garbh, “coarse”
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Garvagh
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1836
Garoughe
mícheart
Inq. J I:AL
1836
Garbh Achadh, “Roughfield”
OD:AL
1836
...only a small portion of bog...There are a Danish fort
Desc. Rem.:AL
1908
Garbh Achadh, “rough field or plain”
MacGivney Leathanach: 121
2007
garvə
Áit.

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