BROWSE
townland
An Chrotach Theas
genitive: na Crotaí Theas
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Crutta South
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the place of small eminences?
    crotach < cruit, ‘small eminence’?
    Tá tuairim is 1km slí idir an dá bhaile fearainn seo An Chrotach Theas agus An Chrotach Thuaidh, de réir teorannacha an lae inniu (cuid de bf Baile an Donaigh Thiar eatarthu).

Centrepoint

52.3433, -7.82925latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Contribb. crottach, 'hump-backed, bowed'
Onom. croit, crotta clíach
1634
Cruttagh
Inq. Leathanach: II.180
1635
Crattagh
Inq. Leathanach: II.185
1654
Cruttagh
CS I Leathanach: 315,316,344, & rl.
1655
Crittagh
DS (s) (TÁ)
DS (s) (TÁ)
1660c
Crittagh
BSD Leathanach: 135
1665-6
Cruttagh
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 29
1666-7
Contagh
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 85
1667
Cruttagh
ASE Leathanach: 3.584722222
1669
Crattagh
ASE Leathanach: 7.971527778
1671
Crutta
ASE Leathanach: 9.542361111
1686
Cruttagh alias Crittagh
CG Leathanach: 44
1703
Cruttagh
ASE Leathanach: 14.92569444
1714
Cruttagh
CGn. Leathanach: 14.137.5921
1738
Crutta alias Cruttagh
CGn. Leathanach: 91.176.63843
1840
Crutta East, West
BS:AL
1840
Cruttick
Rev. W. Hughes:AL
1840
Crutagh
Grand Jury Docket:AL
1840
Crota, 'humps, hillocks'
AL
1952
Crochta, 'the croft'.
PN Decies Leathanach: 304
1985
ˌkro̤təˈsout
Áit.

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