BROWSE
townland
Machaire Loiscthe
genitive: Mhachaire Loiscthe
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Rosepenna
(English)

Glossary

English plain

Centrepoint

55.1871, -7.82025latitude, longitude
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Properties

GGaeltacht

Archival records

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Historical references

1611
Magheriloske, Magherylosky
CPR Leathanach: 224b
1654
Magherilosky
CS III Leathanach: 107, 109
1654
Magherylosky
CS III Leathanach: 109
1655
Maghrilosky
HMR
1736
Magherelosky als Rosapena
CGn. 86.137.59660: Boyne to Lennox
1835
Rosepenna
BS:AL
1835
Machaire Loisgthe 'burnt plain'
OD:AL
1835
'Rosepenna anciently Magheraloska a mhol
OD:AL

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