An Cruán/Crohan

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townland

An Cruán

genitive: an Chruáin

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(Irish)

Crohan

(English)

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Hierarchy

county

Tiobraid Árann/Tipperary

barony

Uíbh Eoghain agus Uíbh Fhathaidh Thiar/Iffa and Offa West

civil parish

An Caisleán Nua/Newcastle

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the hard land
Tá sliabh sa bhaile fearainn seo darb ainm Cruachán, ‘small mountain stack’. Collis stabilis (.i. 'cnoc crua’) a thugtar ar Cruán in Vita Laidine Dhéagláin.
Cf. an fhorbairt (An) Cruán (1660 ‘Crowan’) > Cruachán (1840 ‘Crochán’) in ainm an bhaile fearainn bhig Cruachán, par. Dhrom Cléibh, Co. an Chláir.
English

the hard land
There is a mountain in this townland named Cruachán, ‘small mountain stack’. Cruán is called Collis stabilis, 'hard hill', in the Latin Vita of St. Déaglán.
Cf. the development (An) Cruán (1660 ‘Crowan’) > Cruachán (1840 ‘Crochán’) in the name of the small townland Cruachán, par. Drumcliff, Co. Clare.

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52.2523, -7.84503latitude, longitude

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Historical references

	collis stabilis	Vita Declani Vita Declani from the Acta Sanctorum, Collated with Trinity College Library, Ms. 175.
	Cf. Croane I & OE
?1547	the Crockene Prendergastes	COD Leathanach: V.20 Calendar of Ormond Deeds I-VI, ed. Curtis (1932-43). BÁC. Bliain: 1172-1603
1576	Croan	F Leathanach: 2891 Calendar to Fiants of reign of Henry VIII. 1510-47...of Queen Elizabeth. 1558-1603'. In RDK (1875-90) Nóta eolais: Tagraítear d'uimhir ailt (ó am go chéile, nuair a théann an t-alt thar bhreis agus leathanach amháin, tagraítear d'alt agus do leathanach) / Reference to article number (occasionally, when the article extends over more than one page, the article and page number are given)., Áit foilsithe: London, Bliain foilsithe: 1875-90
1601	Crovane, the Croan	F Leathanach: 6521 Calendar to Fiants of reign of Henry VIII. 1510-47...of Queen Elizabeth. 1558-1603'. In RDK (1875-90) Nóta eolais: Tagraítear d'uimhir ailt (ó am go chéile, nuair a théann an t-alt thar bhreis agus leathanach amháin, tagraítear d'alt agus do leathanach) / Reference to article number (occasionally, when the article extends over more than one page, the article and page number are given)., Áit foilsithe: London, Bliain foilsithe: 1875-90
1654	Croane	CS I Leathanach: I.330-4 srl. Civil Survey I. Co. Tipperary (east & south) (ed. Simington, 1931) Bliain: 1654
1654	Cruoghane ('Mountaine of') Sliabh sa bf = Crohan West SO /Cruachán -- féach. Dinnseanchas I 36.	CS I Leathanach: I.259 Civil Survey I. Co. Tipperary (east & south) (ed. Simington, 1931) Bliain: 1654
1654	Croaghane ('mountaine called') Sliabh sa bf = Crohan West SO /Cruachán -- féach. Dinnseanchas I 36.	CS I Leathanach: I.330, 334 Civil Survey I. Co. Tipperary (east & south) (ed. Simington, 1931) Bliain: 1654
1654	Inshyancruane	CS I Leathanach: I.331 (cuid den BF seo) Civil Survey I. Co. Tipperary (east & south) (ed. Simington, 1931) Bliain: 1654
1654	Inshyancroane	CS I Leathanach: I.333 (cuid den BF seo) Civil Survey I. Co. Tipperary (east & south) (ed. Simington, 1931) Bliain: 1654
1655	Croan	DS Down Survey (Barony Maps - Hiberniae Regnum, 1654, cóipeanna a rinne an tSuirbhéireacht Ordanáis ó na bunchóipeanna i bPáras, 1908) Bliain foilsithe: 1655-7
1659	Croane	Cen. Leathanach: 313 A census of Ireland, circa 1659: with supplementary material from the poll money ordinances (1660-1661), eag. S. Pender (1939) Bliain foilsithe: 1939, Údar: S. Pender, Áit foilsithe: Dublin
1660c	Croane	BSD Leathanach: 140 Books of Survey and Distribution Bliain: 1660c
1665-6	Croane	HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 27 Tipperary's families: being the Hearth Money Records for 1665-6-7 Údar: T. Laffan, Bliain foilsithe: 1911, Áit foilsithe: Dublin
1666-7	Croane	HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 89 Tipperary's families: being the Hearth Money Records for 1665-6-7 Údar: T. Laffan, Bliain foilsithe: 1911, Áit foilsithe: Dublin
1712	Croane	CGn. Leathanach: 8.403.3014 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1728	the Croan	CGn. Leathanach: 60.3.39618 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1803	Crohan	CGn. Leathanach: 552.552.368353 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1840	Croane	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1840	corán	Glanta:AL Nóta i bpeann luaidhe san AL, é glanta ach é (nó cuid de) inléite mar sin féin/Note in pencil in AL, erased, but legible, or partially so. Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1840	Corrán; cruadhan, 'hard land' ('corrán' scriosta)	AL Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook. Le fáil sa Chartlann Náisiúnta / Available in the National Archives Bliain: 1830-42, Nóta: Féach réamhrá Logainmneacha na hÉireann I: Contae Luimnigh lch. xvi mar a dtugtar eolas faoin bhfoinse seo.
1952	Cruachán	PN Decies Leathanach: 312 The place-names of Decies / Log-ainmneacha na nDéise Áit foilsithe: Cork, Údar: Patrick Power, Bliain foilsithe: 1952, an chéad eag., 1907)
1963-4	əɴˈkruaɴ/ əxruˑan′/ ˈkruˑɑn	Dinnseanchas Leathanach: I.34 Dinnseanchas (iris an Chumainn Logainmneacha, 1964-77) Bliain: 1964-77
1963-4	kruːˈxɑːɴ/ kɾuːˈhɑːn = Crohan West / Cruachán (sliabh)	Dinnseanchas Leathanach: I.36 Dinnseanchas (iris an Chumainn Logainmneacha, 1964-77) Bliain: 1964-77
1985	kruːˈhɑːn Crohan West (sliabh)?	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-
1985	kruːˈhaːn Crohan West (sliabh)?	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-
1985	ˈkruːən ó thriúr	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-

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