BROWSE
townland
Ruachán
genitive: Ruachán
(Irish)
Rooghaun
(English)

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

electoral division

Centrepoint

53.724, -9.21964latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1594
Leigh Carowe Rowghane
F Leathanach: 5865
1594
Leigh Carrowroughan
F Leathanach: 5911
1595
Leigh Carrowroughane
CPR Leathanach: ii 303
1606
Leighcarrowe-Rowghan
CPR Leathanach: 89
1610
Rowhan… Ruan
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.47
1617
Rowghan
CPR Leathanach: 501
1617
Rowan
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: II.273
1635
Laghcarrowroghan, ½ qr of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §310
1661
Rohan
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 118
1663c
Leigh Carrow Rowghan
Court of Claims Leathanach: 42 §140
1677
(?)Ruane [1] qr.
ASE Leathanach: 240
1685
Roghan
Hib. Del.
1787
Rughane
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.69, 76
1802c
Roughane, Carownegrigane &
L. Blosse Maps Leathanach: 2(a)
1830
Roughaan
Bald Leathanach: 19
1833
Roughane
TAB Leathanach: §31
1838
Rúchan, 'reddish land'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME038,19
1838
Rughaun
BS:AL Leathanach: ME038,19
1838
Raghane
Excise Ledger:AL Leathanach: ME038,19
1838
Rahins?
List, Cess Payers:AL Leathanach: ME038,19
1838
Roughaan
CM:AL Leathanach: ME038,19
1838
Rughaun
Pasley, Rev. H.:AL Leathanach: ME038,19
1838
Rowaghan
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: ME038,19
1838
Rooghan
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: ME038,19
1838
Roughane
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: ME038,19
1838
Ruchán
pl:AL Leathanach: ME038,19
1838
Rooghaun
"Compare. made Roughan in Ulster" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: ME038,19

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