BROWSE
townland
An Lorgain Bhuí
genitive: na Lorgan Buí
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Lurganboy
(English)

Glossary

English yellow
lorgain, lorga
English long low ridge; strip of land

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

electoral division

Explanatory note

  • English

    the yellow long low ridge

Centrepoint

54.0345, -7.00709latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1609
lurgaboy
MEC Leathanach: 4.21
1612
Lurgaboy
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1619
Lurgaboye
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1632
Larginboy
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 41 Car. I
1638
Lurgaboy
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 17 Car. II
1638
Lurganboy
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 17 Car. II
1643c
Lurganbwy
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 194
1643c
Lurgan boye
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 162
1643c
Lurganboy
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 160
1652
Lorganboy
Comm. Surv.
1657
Lurgaboy
LN Leathanach: D 6956
1662
Lurganboy
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 17 Car. II
1709
Lorganboy
5½ Carvaghs
Carvaghs Leathanach: 52
1730
Lurganboy
CGn. Leathanach: 65.259.45400
1752
Lurganboy
LN Leathanach: D 6958
1836
[Lurganboy]
"The soil is light and stoney" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ca018,11
1836
Lorgenboy
Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca018,11
1836
Lurg[u]booy
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca018,11
1836
Lurgaboy
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Ca018,11
1836
Lurgan bhuidhe
pl:AL Leathanach: Ca018,11
1836
Lurgan buidhe, 'yellow lurgan or long hill'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca018,11
1836
Lurganboy
Brown, Dr:AL Leathanach: Ca018,11
1836
Lurganboy
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca018,11
1836
Lurganboy
GJ Assess. 1824:AL Leathanach: Ca018,11
1836
Lurganboy
Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: Ca018,11
1836
Lurganboy
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca018,11
1836
Lurganboy
List 1790 (Act of Parl.):AL Leathanach: Ca018,11
1836
Lurganboy
TCB:AL Leathanach: Ca018,11

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