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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the island of —
Ní cinnte bunús an cháilitheora sa logainm seo. Ní réitíonn an chuid is mó den fhianaise stairiúil leis an dá litriú Gaeilge ón 17ú haois a cuireadh i gcló in Topographical Fragments .i. ‘Inis Mac Raa’ agus ‘Inis Mic an Ratha’.Díol spéise gur áiríodh ‘McEnaw’ (< **Mac Conshnámha**) i measc na bpríomhshloinnte Gaelacha a bhí sa bharúntacht theorantach Ros Clochair sa *Census* (1659). Ní fhéadfaí a chur as an áireamh gur forbairt ar nós **Mac Conshnámha** > **Mac C’námha** > **Mac Crámha** > **Mac Crá** atá taobh thiar d’fhoirmeacha béarlaithe ar nós 1585 ‘Inish mc Ra’, etc. Mar sin féin, ní chuireann aon leagan stairiúil den logainm an bhunfhoirm den sloinne úd in úil, agus dá bharr sin is réiteach fuaime a mholtar sa leagan oifigiúil.
- English
the island of —
The origin of the qualifying element of this placename is uncertain. The majority of the historical evidence does not agree with the two Irish spellings from the 17th century printed in Topographical Fragments, i.e. ‘Inis Mac Raa’ and ‘Inis Mic an Ratha’.It is interesting to note that ‘McEnaw’ (< **Mac Conshnámha**) was listed among the principal Irish surnames of the neighbouring barony of Rosclogher in the *Census* (1659). It is not impossible that a development such as **Mac Conshnámha** > **Mac C’námha** > **Mac Crámha** > **Mac Crá** lies behind anglicised forms such as 1585 ‘Inish mc Ra’, etc. However, as none of the historical forms of the placename indicate the original form of that surname, the recommended official version contains a phonetic approximation.
Centrepoint
Historical references
1585 |
Inesh mc Ra
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CBC Leathanach: 140
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1585 |
Inish mc Ra
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CBC Leathanach: 144
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1585 |
Inesh mc Ra
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CBC Leathanach: 140
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1585 |
Inish mc Ra
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CBC Leathanach: 144
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1655c |
Inishmacra
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1659 |
Inish McRaw
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Cen. Leathanach: 567
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1660c |
Innismacra, Innishmacra
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1836 |
Ionas mac ratha
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1836 |
Ionas mac ratha, not inis, ‘Magrath’s island
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1836 |
Ionas (not Inis) Mac Rátha
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LSO Leathanach: 134/265
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