BROWSE
townland
Dún Contreathain
genitive: Dhún Contreathain
(Irish)
Donaghintraine
(English)

Glossary

dún, dúnaibh
English fort

Centrepoint

54.2578, -8.85242latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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1249
Imthusa meic Fedlim iar sin tanicc reme i Tir Fiachrach & ar fod criche Meic Feorais & do lomaircc hi o Muaid co Traig nEothaile in tSair. Et ro len Gerotin Mac Feorais iat & ruc se ar Donnchad mac Magnusa & ro loited les he & ro gabad, rug lais co Dun Con Trethain
AConn.
1249
go Dun Contreat
ALC Leathanach: i 386
1249
go Dún Contreathain
ARÉ Leathanach: iii 334
1584
Downchentrahan
F Leathanach: 4560
1584c
Downehentrahan
Inq. E: Wood-Martin I Leathanach: 380
1585
Contrehain
F Leathanach: 4686
1585
Dun-contrehain
F Leathanach: 4686
1585
Dion Cuntreane
F Leathanach: 4729
1587
Downaghentrahy
Exch. E:Wood-Martin I Leathanach: 392
1587
Donghentrayne
Exch. E:Wood-Martin I Leathanach: 392
1587
Donoghentrany
Inq. E: Wood-Martin I Leathanach: 383
1588
Downechentrahim
Inq. E: Wood-Martin I Leathanach: 385
1590
Donaghantraha
Exch. E:Wood-Martin I Leathanach: 395
1593
Downcontrahe
F Leathanach: 5815
1593
Doonkintrean
F Leathanach: 5805
1593
Donkeantreani
F Leathanach: 5805
1593
Doon m‘treaine
F Leathanach: 5805
1593
Doonkintreain
F Leathanach: 5805
1617
Douncontrahan ows. Carowbegg
CPR Leathanach: 322a
1617
Dooncontrahan
CPR Leathanach: 322a
1633–6
Doncontrain castle
Rentals: Wood-Martin II Leathanach: ii 170
1653
Donaghalrahan
Wood-Martin Leathanach: ii 225 (Depositions)
1659
Doneghentrae
Cen. Leathanach: 603
1660c
Dun Cind Treathain (no Dún Contreathain)
Hy Fiach. Leathanach: 174
1660c
Dún Contrethain na tonn n-geal
Hy Fiach. Leathanach: 282
1665c
Dinnehentra
HMR Leathanach: 30
1836
Carobeg
Cooper Map:AL Leathanach: Sl048,25
1836
Donaghantra
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl048,25
1836
Donaghantra
BM:AL Leathanach: Sl048,25
1836
Donaghantra
CM:AL Leathanach: Sl048,25
1836
Doonacontra
TAB Leathanach: Sl048,25
1836
Donaghan-tra
Local:AL Leathanach: Sl048,25
1836
Doonacontra
Irwin, Col.:AL (Sl) Leathanach: Sl048,25
1836
Donachan Treathain, 'fort of the spea[.]s'
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl048,25
1836
Dunichind-Treathain, 'Contrehan's fort'
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl048,25
1836
[Donaghintraine]
"It contains a fort and has a corn mill on its western boundary" [Desc. Rem];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Sl048,25
1836
Donach an Treathain
dúch:AL Leathanach: Sl048,25
1836
Dunichind-Treathain
["chon" os cionn "-chind" i "Dunichind"];
McFirbis, D.:AL Leathanach: Sl048,25
1836
Donaghintraine
"recte Dun-Kintraine" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl048,25
1836
Donaghantra (now pron. Donach an Treathain) ... Dun Chind (Chon) Treathain
LSO (Sl) Leathanach: 311–2
1836
Doonacontra
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