Na Doiriú/Derrew

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townland

Na Doiriú

genitive: na nDoiriú

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(Irish)

Derrew

(English)

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Hierarchy

county

Maigh Eo/Mayo

barony

Ceara/Carra

civil parish

Baile Óbha/Ballyovey

electoral division

Partraí/Portroyal

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the thickets
doiriú < doireadha, leagan áitiúil iolra de doire. Is minic an bhrí 'garrán, muine' le doire i logainmneacha an chontae seo
English

the thickets
doiriú < doireadha, local plural form of doire. The word doire (usually 'oakwood') is often found to mean 'thicket' in the placenames of this county

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53.7228, -9.30348latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1811	Lough Derue	Bald Bog Map Leathanach: 2 Map of the Bogs, Lying on the South Western Part of the County of Mayo whose waters discharge themselves into Clew Bay, Killery Harbour and Lough Mask. Nóta: NLI 16 E 6, Údar: William Bald, Bliain foilsithe: 1812
1830	Derrue	Bald Leathanach: 18 William Bald, A Map of the Maritime County of Mayo, in 25 sheets; surveyed between 1809 and 1817 and published in 1830 Bliain foilsithe: 1830
1830	Derrue	TAB Leathanach: §34 Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1838	Doireadh, 'oak-wood'	OD:AL Leathanach: ME030,20 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1838	Derroo	OD:AL Leathanach: ME030,20 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1838	Derrew "Compare" [OD]; "synonymous with D[.]rrow" [OD];	OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: ME030,20 Seán Ó Donnabháin, ceartúchán in AL/ John O'Donovan, correction in AL
1838	Derue	BM:AL Leathanach: ME030,20 Barony Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1830-40
1838	Derrue	Pasley, Rev. H.:AL Leathanach: ME030,20 Pasley, Rev. H.:AL
1838	Derowe	Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: ME030,20 Ionchoisní Shéamais I, foinse in AL / Inquisitions James I, source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1838	Derrew	BS:AL Leathanach: ME030,20 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1838	Derrew	Excise QRL:AL Leathanach: ME030,20 Excise QRL, foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1838	[Derrew] "Except a small portion, this townland is mountain low ground wood and water" [Desc. Rem.];	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME030,20 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40

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