BROWSE
townland
Doirín an Chnoic Rua
genitive: Dhoirín an Chnoic Rua
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Derreen
(English)

Glossary

English hill
rua, ruadh
English red; red place
English little oak-wood

Centrepoint

51.8544, -9.15431latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1614
Derryknockroe
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: 3, Imleabhar: VII
1655
Dirrinknockroe
DS (P)
1656
Dirrinknockroe
CS VI Leathanach: 329
1774
Derryknocknoe
CGn. Leathanach: 302.581.202115
1810
Dirrinaknockroy, -ruog
CGn. Leathanach: 624.349.429537
1818
Dirreen
O'Kief Leathanach: 797 (1/11/1818), Imleabhar: VII
1841
Derreen
BS:AL
1841
Derrinknockroe (?)
DS Ref.:AL
1841
Derreen
Holland, J., Rev., P.P.:AL (Co)
1841
Derreen
Inhabs.:AL
1841
doirín, a little Derry or oakwood
OD:AL
1841
doirín
pl OC:AL
1841
Dirreen
Pres. Bk., 1840:AL
1841
Derreen
Tithe Bk., 1827:AL (Co)

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