BROWSE
bridge
Droichead Áth na mBánóg
genitive: Dhroichead Áth na mBánóg
(Irish)
Aghnamannoge Bridge
(English)

Glossary

English ford
English bridge

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    < Áth na mBánóg
    the ford of the green fields, tracts of lea-ground
    Na Bánóga Beaga ‘the small green fields’ atá le tuiscint ó na foirmeacha ón 17ú haois. B’fhéidir gurbh é an t-ainm céanna Na Bánóga ba bhunús leis an mionainm stairiúil 1636 ‘Ballyclonteminoge’, 1655 ‘Ballyclontominog’, etc., in bf Cloch Uaitéir.

  • English

    < Áth na mBánóg
    the ford of the green fields, tracts of lea-ground
    The 17th century forms indicate Na Bánóga Beaga ‘the small green fields’. The historical minor name 1636 ‘Ballyclonteminoge’, 1655 ‘Ballyclontominog’, etc., in bf Cloch Uaitéir/Clowater may be based on the same name Na Bánóga.

Centrepoint

52.6359, -6.91274latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1612
Banogebegge
CPR Leathanach: 225
1614
Banogebegga
CPR Leathanach: 266
1631
Balligeniell al' Balligenirly &<br>Banogebeggy
Inq. Lag.

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