BROWSE

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

townland

population centre

population centretownland
Iorthan
genitive: Iorthan
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Urhin
(English)

Other names

Urhan
(English)

Centrepoint

51.6626, -10.001latitude, longitude
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Properties

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Archival records

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Historical references

1611
Irhea
CPR Leathanach: 205
1611
Irhen
CPR Leathanach: 205
1612
Irhen or Ichen
CPR Leathanach: 265
1618
Irhen
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: vii, 269
1618
Irhen
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: ii, 17
1655
Irhin
DS
1659
Irhin
Cen. Leathanach: 230
1660c
Irhin
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 113
1668
Irhin
ASE Leathanach: 229
1683
Irhin
Hib. Del.
1796
Irhon
CGn. Imleabhar: 505.295.326130
1827
Irheen
TAB Leathanach: 1
1827
Urhin
TAB Leathanach: 1
1841
Urheen
BS:AL Leathanach: Co201,34
1841
Urhin, Irhin
DS:AL Leathanach: Co201,34
1841
Urhin
O'Grady, Rev. T.:AL Leathanach: Co201,34
1841
Irhin
Charter C. II:AL Leathanach: Co201,34
1841
Urheen
O'Sullivan, J.:AL Leathanach (AL): Co201,34
1841
Urrin
CM:AL Leathanach: Co201,34
1841
Urhin
OD:AL Leathanach (AL): Co201,34
1841
Urthainn, 'meaning uncertain'
OD:AL Leathanach: Co201,34
1969
Iorthan
Bailte Poist Leathanach: 80
1972-3
Oircheann
or, 'edge, shore', ceann, 'end' -- shore end.
Dinnseanchas Leathanach: 5.44

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