BROWSE
river
An Abhainn Mhór
genitive: na hAbhann Móire
(Irish)
Avonmore River
(English)

Glossary

abhainn, abha
English river
English great, big

Hierarchy

county

Centrepoint

52.9752, -6.27294latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1395
Blakewatyr de Arkelow
RPat. Cl.
1599
the Great Water near Rathdrum
CSPI
1600
the Broadwater
CSPI
1611
the Blackwater of Arklow
CSP J I
1654
the Great Water
Bayly Papers
1654
the river Owenmore
CS X
1654
the river called the great Water
CS X
1725
ón Abhuinn Mhór
"Gabháil Ragnuill ... Sheaain mhac Brían mo phiansa thus/Éighre díleis Ghleann Malluradh/is eighre iomlán Cois Feadha uile/’sa bhfhuil ón Abhuinn Mhór go teorui[nn] thula"
LN G192 Leathanach: 5b
1760
River Ovoca (ag an Inbhear Mór féin, nach mór)
Nevill 1760
1778
Avonmore R.
T&S
1809
River Ovoca
Scale's Atlas

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