BROWSE
mountain or mountain range
Sliabh Raisean
(Irish)
Slieve Rushen
(English)

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54.1529, -7.64136latitude, longitude
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Historical references

c1100
sliab raisen
Is in drongach regda cnis / ingen Togach trethanglais / mad intan sin robo bean / anní diatá Slíab Raisen // (Suidigud Tellaich Temra, eag. Best) [sliab raisen (-e- ard) LS]
YBL col. 748
1111
co Sliab Raissen
ATig.
1111
co sliabh Rusén
co slíabh Rʒ én, RIA C iii 3 f.471v = UCD A 13, f.474r.
ARÉ
c1400
? cath raissen
Lec.
1600c
ó Shliabh Raisean
: bhaisdeadh
Ir. Bard. Poet Leathanach: 62, Véarsa: 4, Líne: 2
1609
Slewrussell
MEC Leathanach: 4.25
1613
Slewrussell
CPR
1700c
ó Shliabh Raisean
RIA Uimhir: 23 I 40
1737
Shleibhe Ruissil [g.]
(Ginealach Uí Raghallaigh)
LN P1028 lch. 70
1834
Sliabh Ruisean is called Slieve Russel
‘Beann Eachlabhra is . . . now called Binaghloon and Sliabh Ruisen is called Slieve Russel’ [nóta aige ar an iontráil in ARÉ s.a. 1111 thuas]
LSO (FM) 112 (ÓD 24/11/1834)
1835
Slieve Rushen
"Slieve Rushel Mount [ar léarscáil an Ardghiúiré] is the Slieve Ruisen of the Annals of the Four Masters. I should wish to make it Slieve Rushen." ÓD:AL; "agreed to" JSS:AL.
AL (FM) 44/1(3)
1837
Slieve Russell
LSO (RC) II 139 (ÓD 18/8/1837)
1856
Sliabh-Ruisen.—Now Slieve Rushel
(Féach bl. 1111 thuas.)
ARÉ II 992–993, n. (e)

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