BROWSE
lake or lakes
Loch Uí Ghadhra
genitive: Loch Uí Ghadhra
(Irish)
Lough Gara
(English)

Glossary

English lake; inlet
Ó, Uí

Centrepoint

53.9395, -8.44164latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1285
Loch Uí Ghadhra
L102, lch. 440, líne 19
ARÉ
1393
i ccaladh locha techet
ARÉ iv 726.14
1616c
Loch Teichet
Beatha Aodha Ruaidh
1655-7
Lough Gara & Cara
DS
1655-7
Lough Gara & Cara
DS
1786
Loch Uí Ghára
Éigse06 193-240, lch. 201, líne 6 "Abhainn na Luinge". / /Treóruighidh as soin gan tocht le fána, /go dtéann asteach i ***Loch Uí Ghára; /as a' mír ó dtuaidh dhá uisge /sruthuighidh a gaise arís gan leisge.
'The River Shannon': Ó Tuathail
1836
Lough Gara ... Loch Techet or Dechet
Loch Techet or Dechet, which in latter times is called after O'Gara. Loch Decet whence so named (i.e., answer) erected Suidhe Aedha, over Eas Ruaidh ... after having completed his work he demanded as his wages the produce... of the cataract, and received it and continued in the peaceable enjoyment if it until the sons of Aillill erected a tower to prevent the men of Olnegmact ... from fighting or contending for the produce of Eas Ruadh. Deched (being thus deprived of it) demanded the reward of the work ... and he obtained recompence; meat and strong drink ere sent to Magh Luinge ... and here he lived till one day he drank to such an excess that he ran mad, leaped into the lake and was drowned" - Unde Loch Decet Dicitur. 180-1
LSO
1836
Loch ui Ghadhra
Loch ui Ghadhra (léirscáil) ... Techet's name is entirely forgotton as well as the name Loch Techet, etc... 275-6
LSO
1910
l. techet Fg., Md., Mt. 20; ¶ in Connacht, C., Lg. 15; ¶ al. L. Ui Ghadhra, Fir. 227, Of. 166, Ar. 76; ¶ now L. Gara in cc. Sli. and Rosc., Mi., Ci., Chi., Fy.; ¶ L. Teiched, Ui.; ¶ L. Teiget, L. 358; ¶ v. Gregraige Locha T.
Onom. Goed.

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