BROWSE
civil parishcivil parish
Adhairc
genitive: Adhairce
(Irish)
Erke
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    horn?

    Tá cuid den pharóiste seo i gContae Chill Chainnigh. Luaitear an áit seo i rann beag ó thús an 18ú haois:

    Baile Phráis na mbrataibh síoda
    Is Radharc Mhic Códa a’ góbhail na gaoithe

    [na mbrataibh: ginideach iolra is dócha; a’ góbhail .i. ag gabháil] (féach Litreacha na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis CC I, 113)

    B’fhéidir go ndearna muintir na háite atuiscint ar Adhairc mar Radharc (Mhic Códa) “(Mac Códa’s) view” (féach an leagan Gaeilge áitiúil 1838 ‘radharc mhá códa’ i gCill Chainnigh; cf. 1838 ‘Ráith teanach’ < Attanagh (CC, La) (#1416)), ach má rinne ní mhaireann aon rian den r- seo sna foirmeacha Béarla. Féach, áfach, go bhfuil an cáilitheoir céanna san ainm Gaeilge úd le sonrú in 1508 ‘Urke McOde’. (Cf. par Scadharc (#1458).)

    Ní hionann an t-ainm seo agus an logainm stairiúil Adharca in Uí Fhailghe (féach Foclóir Stairiúil Áitainmneacha na Gaeilge). Is é bf Baile an Phráis (La 34) (#28097) an logainm eile sa líne filíochta thuas.

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52.7842, -7.59291latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1469
Heyrke
CPL
1508
Urke McOde
COD Imleabhar: iii, 333
1516
Erik
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 240
1518
Eyrke
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 233
1540
Herk
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 99
1540
Aghtearte
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 186
1569
Eyrke, vicar of
F Leathanach: 1271
1601
Aghtert alias Beghert alias Eirke
F Leathanach: 6493
1621
Beghert al' Eirke, Aghtert alias
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 19 J I
1621
Eirke
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 19 J I
1621
Aghtert al' Beghert al' Eirke
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 19 J I
1660c
Eirke, Part of the Parish of
BSD (La) Leathanach: 138
1685
Eirk (Parish)
Hib. Del.
1685
Eirk
Hib. Del.
1837
Eirke
Top. Dict. Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 596, 597

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