BROWSE
townland
Doire Uí Ghruagáin Mór
genitive: Dhoire Uí Ghruagáin Mór
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Derrygrogan Big
(English)

Glossary

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

Centrepoint

53.3043, -7.39518latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1550
Dyrrygrogan
Offaly Survey
1550
Glasshygyrrygrogan
Offaly Survey
1550
Rathcollkille
Offaly Survey
1551
Dyregrogan
F Leathanach: 689
1551
Rathcollomkille
F Leathanach: 689
1558c
Racollemkilley
P.R.O.L. Leathanach: 63/7
1563
Rathcollomkill
F Leathanach: 572
1563
Rathecollomkill alias Rathcollomkilley
F Leathanach: 482
1612
Derrygrogan
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 7 J I
1612
Rathcolumkilly
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 7 J I
1617
Derregraggen
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 11 J I
1620
Rathcollumkill
CPR Leathanach: 490
1623
Rathcollomkill
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 16 J I
1624
Rathcollomkilly
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 21 J I
1633
Rathcollumkill
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 22 C I
1639
Derrygrogan al' Rathcollomkill
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 46 C I
1639
Rathcollomkill, Derrygrogan al'
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 46 C I
1655-7
Derrygorgan
DS
1660c
Derrygrogan
RIA
BSD (UF)
1666
Derrygrogan
ASE Leathanach: 69
1667
Derrygrogane
ASE Leathanach: 109
1668
Derrygregan
ASE Leathanach: 180
1677
Derryorgan
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 4 C II
1685
Derrygrogan
Hib. Del.
1837
Big Derrygrogan
BS:AL
1837
Doire ui Ghruagain
OD:AL

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