BROWSE
townland
An Ghráig
genitive: na Gráige
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Graigue
(English)

Glossary

English hamlet; cattle-steading?

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the hamlet
    Gráig Ghort an Chuilinn, ‘the hamlet of Gort an Chuilinn’, an tseanainm atá le feiscint in iontrálacha 1654–1660c; cf. bf Gort an Chuilinn.
    Maidir le foirm an Ainmleabhair [An t]Seanghráig, ‘(the) old hamlet’, cf. ainm an bhaile fearainn teorannaigh An Ghráig Nua, par. Thulach Artáin.

  • English

    the hamlet
    The name seen in entries 1654–1660c is Gráig Ghort an Chuilinn, ‘the hamlet of Gort an Chuilinn’; cf. bf Gort an Chuilinn/Gortacullin.
    In regard to [An t]Seanghráig, ‘(the) old hamlet’, the form found in the Namebook, cf. the name of the adjoining townland An Ghráig Nua/Graigue, par. Thulach Artáin.

Centrepoint

52.2814, -7.92087latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta: cf. Graigue 87, 90 P. Tullaghortan (fo-roinnt)
1654
Graig-Gort Ichullyn
CS I Leathanach: 334,335,371
1654
Graig Gort Ichillen
CS I Leathanach: 335
1654
Graigort Ichullen
CS I Leathanach: 339
1654
Graigort Ichillen
CS I Leathanach: 370, 371
1655
Gray Gortihulin
DS (s) (TÁ)
1660c
Gray Gorticullin
BSD Leathanach: 141
1665-6
Graige
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 24
1666-7
Grage
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 88
1718
Old Graige
CGn. Leathanach: 21.189.11196
1750
Old Graige
CGn. Leathanach: 138.570.96083
1840
Graigue Old
BS:AL
1840
Graigue Old
Rev. H. Palmer
1840
Graigue Old
T. Fitzgerald Esq.
1840
Graigue
Grand Jury Docket:AL
1840
Sean-Ghráig, 'old graigue or village'
AL
1840
seanna ghráig
pl:AL
1963-4
ə(ɴ) ˈɣrɑːg′
Dinnseanchas Leathanach: I.35

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