BROWSE
townland
Doire Mór
genitive: Dhoire Mór
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Derrymore
(English)

Glossary

English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket
English great, big

Centrepoint

53.764, -8.81377latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1625
Derrymore
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: III.315
1629
Derrimore
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: III.363
1635
Derry, ¼ part of half a gnive in the qr of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 6V
1661
Bekane 4 qrs. vizt. Derrymore 1 qr. & ⅓...
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 91
1685
Derrimore
Hib. Del.
1710c
Derrymore 1 qr
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 166b
1713
Derrymore
CGn. Imleabhar: 11.150.4226
1800
Derrymore
CGn. Imleabhar: 528.493.347509
1805c
Derrymore
Dillon Leaseholders
1830
Derrywore
Bald
1833
Derrymore... Lassany part of Derrymore
TAB Leathanach: 72
1838
Derrymore
OC:AL Leathanach: ME033,29
1838
Derrymore
dúch dearg:AL Leathanach: ME033,29
1838
Derrymore
Letter Info:AL Leathanach: ME033,29
1838
Derrymore
BS:AL Leathanach: ME033,29
1838
Derrymore
["..from the Tithe Compn Books in the possession of the Revd J.W. Moon"];
TAB Leathanach: ME033,29
1838
Derrymore
Strickland:AL (ME) Leathanach: ME033,29
1838
Doire mór
pl:AL Leathanach: ME033,29
1838
Doire mór, 'great oak wood'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME033,29
1838
Derrymore
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: ME033,29
1838
Derrimore
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: ME033,29
1838
[Derrymore]
"There is an ancient fort in the central part of this townland" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME033,29

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