BROWSE
Dún Gall
genitive: Dhún Gall
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Roche
(English)

Glossary

dún, dúnaibh
English fort
English foreigner; standing stone

Centrepoint

54.0466, -6.48443latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1278-80
La Roche
CDI Leathanach: II
1301
of the rock
Plea Roll 1301 (Lú) Leathanach: 54:21
1318
de Rupe
Dowd. D Leathanach: 51,52
1332
Roch, Roche, le Roche
De Verdon Leathanach: 321
1332
la Roche
De Verdon Leathanach: 422
1332
le Roche
De Verdon Leathanach: 433
1366
le Roche
Dowd. D Leathanach: 239
1396
le Roch
Dowd. D Leathanach: 338
1407
Roche
Dowd. D Leathanach: 367
1427
Roch
Reg. Swayne Leathanach: 60
1431
?Ross
Reg. Swayne Leathanach: 134
1533-34
Roche
F Leathanach: 20
1538
the Roch
Dowd. D Leathanach: 541
1540
Roche
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 238
1545
Roche
F Leathanach: 450
1581-2
the Roich
F Leathanach: 3810-11
1583-4
Roiche
F Leathanach: 4289
1614
Roch
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 6 Jac.I
1627
Roche
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 10 Car.I
1640
Roche
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 49 Car.I
1644
Roche
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 50 Car.I
1655
Roach
DS
1658
Roatch, Roach
Inq. LP Leathanach: 35
1659
Roth
Cen. Leathanach: 466
1664
Roch
HMR (Lú) Leathanach: 7:511
1670c
Roach Parish
BSD Leathanach: 239
1683
Roach
Hib. Del.
1777
Roch & Kane Parish
TS
1836
Roche Roach (bf)
AL
1836
dún gáll
pl:AL
1836
dun gall, fort of the foreigners
OD:AL
1836
P(aráiste) Dh(ún) gh(ál)
pl:AL

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