Loch Gamhna/Lough Gowna

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county

An Cabhán/Cavan

An Longfort/Longford

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Loch Gamhna/Lough Gowna

townlake or lakes

Loch Gamhna

genitive: Loch Gamhna

(Irish)

Lough Gowna

(English)

Capitalise

Glossary

gamhain

English calf

loch

English lake; inlet

Hierarchy

county

An Cabhán/Cavan

An Longfort/Longford

Explanatory note

English

lake of (the) calf

Centrepoint

53.8595, -7.544latitude, longitude

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Historical references

931	...go Loch Gamhna	ARÉ Leathanach: ii, 628 Annála Ríoghachta Éireann. Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters I-VII, ed. J. O'Donovan (an 2ú heagrán, 1856). BÁC Bliain: 300–1636, Nóta eolais: , Údar: John O'Donovan
1384	...do bathadh ar Loch Gamhna	ARÉ Leathanach: iv, 697 Annála Ríoghachta Éireann. Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters I-VII, ed. J. O'Donovan (an 2ú heagrán, 1856). BÁC Bliain: 300–1636, Nóta eolais: , Údar: John O'Donovan
1415	...prióir insi móire locha gamhna do ég...	ARÉ Leathanach: iv, 820 Annála Ríoghachta Éireann. Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters I-VII, ed. J. O'Donovan (an 2ú heagrán, 1856). BÁC Bliain: 300–1636, Nóta eolais: , Údar: John O'Donovan
1438	Lochagamna IX 1-13 To the abbot of St. Mary's by Kenlys and the priors of SS. Taurin and Feighin's, Fore (Sanctorum Taurini et Fehyni de Fauoria), and St. Mary's, Mulegert, in the diocese of Meath. Mandate—the pope having been informed by John Ocany (or Otany), an Augustinian canon of St. Mary's, Inismor Lochagamna,	CPL Calendar of Papal Letters (= Calendar of Papal Registers, Papal Letters, A.D. 1198-1498 , I-XVI, ed. Bliss, Twemlow, Haren & Fuller 1893-1986) Bliain: 1198-1498
1500	...i ninis móir locha gamhna	ARÉ Leathanach: iv, 1256 Annála Ríoghachta Éireann. Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters I-VII, ed. J. O'Donovan (an 2ú heagrán, 1856). BÁC Bliain: 300–1636, Nóta eolais: , Údar: John O'Donovan
1629	Lough Gawna	Cotton Map Cotton Map
1646	Loghauny	Comm. Rin. Leathanach: 298, Imleabhar: II Commentarius Rinuccinianus: de sedis apostolicae legatione ad foederatos Hiberniae Catholicos per annos 1645-1649 (6 imleabhar, 1932 - 1949). Nóta eolais: Tagraítear d'uimhir an imleabhair agus an leathanaigh / reference to volume and page number
1646	Logh-gauna	Comm. Rin. Leathanach: 321, Imleabhar: II Commentarius Rinuccinianus: de sedis apostolicae legatione ad foederatos Hiberniae Catholicos per annos 1645-1649 (6 imleabhar, 1932 - 1949). Nóta eolais: Tagraítear d'uimhir an imleabhair agus an leathanaigh / reference to volume and page number
1647	Lochgauna	Comm. Rin. Leathanach: 550, Imleabhar: II Commentarius Rinuccinianus: de sedis apostolicae legatione ad foederatos Hiberniae Catholicos per annos 1645-1649 (6 imleabhar, 1932 - 1949). Nóta eolais: Tagraítear d'uimhir an imleabhair agus an leathanaigh / reference to volume and page number
1682	Loughgawney which signifies the Calf Lough	Dowdall Description of the county of Longford by N. Dowdall, 1682. NLI Mss. 10,224 - 10,225
c.1700	a great lough called Lough Gawna	Robt. Downing, in JACAS I, uimh. 3 Leathanach: 22 Robert Downing, in The Journal of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise Antiquarian Society, Imleabhar I, Uimhir 3
1835	Lough Gounagh	Edgeworth Map (AL) Edgeworth Map:AL - Longford & Roscommon
1835	Lough Coonoh	Carlisle Top Dic:AL N. Carlisle A. Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1810), foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1835	Logh gowny	Inq. C I:AL Inquisition de chuid aimsir Charles I in AL Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1835	loch Gamhna, “lake of the calf”	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838

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