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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the green height
Ba í 'Gryersland' (1654) bunfhoirm an logainm seo, bunaithe ar an sloinne Greer. Rinneadh Greensland den ainm trí chomhshamhlú -r-n > -n-n.
D'fhéadfadh sé gur leathaistriúchán déanach ar an Greensland seo atá san ainm Gaeilge a bhí in úsáid sa 19ú haois (.i. An tArd Glas). - English
the green height
The original form of this placename was 'Gryersland' (1654), from the surname Greer. The name developed to Greensland through assimilation (-r-n > -n-n).
It is possible that the Irish name in use in the 19th century (i.e., An tArd Glas, 'the green height'), represents a half-translation of this Greensland.
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Archival records
Historical references
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Ard Glas
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PN Decies Leathanach: 275
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| 1654 |
Gryersland
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CS I Leathanach: 276, 273
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| 1656 |
Gerryersland
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Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: III. 374
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| 1660 |
Gryerstowne
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BSD (TÁ) Leathanach: 123
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| c.1660 |
Gryerstowne
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Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: III. 344
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| 1840 |
Greensland
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| 1840 |
ar.. ... (o) is the Irish
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| 1840 |
ard glas is the Irish
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| 1989 |
ˈgriːnzlənd
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