BROWSE
sub-townland
Oileán Doire Mhóir
genitive: Oileán Doire Mhóir
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Derrymore Island
(English)

Glossary

English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket
English great, big
English island

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the island of Doire Mhór
    Doire Mhór — ainm baile fearainn, q.v.
    Ní hoileán é seo ach leithinis.

  • English

    the island of Doire Mhór
    Doire Mhór — the name of a townland, q.v.
    This is a peninsula rather than an island (oileán).

Centrepoint

52.2322, -9.84275latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1967
ˌderiːmoːˈrəilənd
Áit. Cainteoir: ML, Uimhir : T192b1
1967
ˈderiːˌmoːˈrəilənd
Áit. Cainteoir: MÓS, Uimhir : T196b1
1971
ɪˌl′ɑ̟ːnˈɣir′ə
Áit. Cainteoir: T307 SÓh
1971
ˌderimoːˈrəilənd
Áit. Cainteoir: TQ, Uimhir : T309b1
2017
ˈderiːˌmoːˈrəilənd
Áit. Cainteoir: 003, Uimhir : 170710

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