BROWSE
townland
An Doire Íochtarach
genitive: an Doire Íochtaraigh
(Irish)
Derries Lower
(English)

Glossary

English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the oak-wood
    An baile fearainn seo a bheith roinnte go luath ina dhá chuid, .i. íochtarach agus uachtarach, a thug foirm iolra an ainm bhéarlaithe

  • English

    the oak-wood
    The early division of this townland into two parts, lower and upper, is the reason for the plural form of the anglicised name

Centrepoint

53.9993, -7.48893latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1836
Derry lower
"No one however will know the place by the name Derry, Derries being so well established" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca039,42
1836
Derries lower
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: Ca039,42
1836
The two Derryes
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: Ca039,42
1836
The two Derrys
DS Map:AL Leathanach: Ca039,42
1836
Derrys Lower
Co. List 1790:AL Leathanach: Ca039,42
1836
Derrys Lower
CM:AL Leathanach: Ca039,42
1836
Derryes Lower
Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca039,42
1836
Derries Lower
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca039,42

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