Achadh na nDraighneach/Aghadreenan

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Hierarchy

townland

Achadh na nDraighneach

genitive: Achadh na nDraighneach

(Irish)

Aghadreenan

(English)

Capitalise

Glossary

achadh, -ach

English field

Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Cill Mhic Réanáin/Kilmacrenan

municipal district

Leitir Ceanainn–Baile na nGallóglach/Letterkenny–Milford

civil parish

Cluain Dabhaodóg/Clondavaddog

electoral division

Ros na Cille/Rosnakill

Explanatory note

English

the field of the places of full of blackthorns

Centrepoint

55.1889, -7.65953latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1654	Aghendrien, Aughendryen	CS III Leathanach: 124 Civil Survey III. Counties of Donegal, Londonderry and Tyrone. (ed. Simington, 1937) Bliain: 1654
1654	Aughendrien	CS III Leathanach: 105, 106 Civil Survey III. Counties of Donegal, Londonderry and Tyrone. (ed. Simington, 1937) Bliain: 1654
1659	Aghindrinagh	Cen. Leathanach: 58 A census of Ireland, circa 1659: with supplementary material from the poll money ordinances (1660-1661), eag. S. Pender (1939) Bliain foilsithe: 1939, Údar: S. Pender, Áit foilsithe: Dublin
1660	Anhenrenagh	BSD (DG) Leathanach: 105 Books of Survey and Distribution (Co. Donegal)
1660	Anhenrenagh	DS (P) Parish Maps of the Down Survey (LN p. 7384; LN 721 -- cóipeanna a rinne D. O'Brien, 1786-7) Bliain foilsithe: 1655
1665	Aghendrenagh	HMR Leathanach: 1 Hearth Money Roll
1800	Aghandrean two quarters of land called and known by the name of Aghandrean and Cloghfin	CGn. Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1800	Aghadrina Anne daughter of Philip Williams and Mary McEnrick	PR COI (DG) MIC1/164 Taifid Pharóiste de chuid Eaglais na hÉireann do Chontae Dhún na nGall. Church of Ireland Parish Records for County Donegal. Le fáil sa Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) agus Representative Church Body Library (RCBL)
1801	Aghadreenagh	McCrea DG William Mc Crea, A Map of County Donegal, 1801 Nóta: Cóip san Oifig Logainmneacha, Bliain foilsithe: 1801
1834	Aghadrinagh	TAB Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1835c	Aughadren	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1835c	Achadh Draoigheanáin 'field of the blackthorns'	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1835	Aghadreenan	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1835	Aughadrenan	Rec. Name:AL Received Name in Ainmleabhar na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis (AL) Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1835	Aughadrenna ('field of battle') 'nonsense'	Hart, Capt.:AL (DG) Hart, Capt., faisnéiseoir in AL, Cluain Dabhaodóg, Cill Mhic Réanáin, Co. Dhún na nGall / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Clondavaddog, Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal.
1937/38	Aughdreena 'In olden days fairies were supposed to be seen dancing on the top of a high fort that is in Aughdreena'	BNS Imleabhar 1090, Leathanach 502 Bailúchan na Scol. LSS i gCnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann. Cf www.duchas.ie

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