Na Creaga/Craigs or Tommyscroft

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Hierarchy

townland

Na Creaga

genitive: na gCreag

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(Irish)

Craigs or Tommyscroft

(English)

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Glossary

creag, craig, creig, screig

English rock, crag

Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Ráth Bhoth Theas/Raphoe South

municipal district

Leifear–Srath an Urláir/Lifford–Stranorlar

civil parish

Conmhaigh/Convoy

electoral division

Conmhaigh/Convoy

Explanatory note

English

the rocks

Centrepoint

54.8828, -7.69919latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1766	Thos Croft	CGn. 432.55.279979: O'Donnell and Wife to Cafferty Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1766	Tomys Craft; Tomys Croft in Cornagullagh	CGn. 239.394.159097: Vickers to Teate Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1809	Tommys Croft	CGn. 605.495.415056: Hayes to Prosson Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1815	Tommyscraff	CGn. 686.109.471651:Prosson [?] to Hayes Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1815	Tommy's Croof	CGn. 686.249.471790: Boyd to Gwynn Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1835	Tommyscroft	Hayes, Sir Edmond:AL (DG) Hayes, Sir Edmond, Baronet, faisnéiseoir in AL, Ráth Bhoth Theas, Co. Dhún na nGall / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Raphoe South, Co. Donegal.
1835	Tommyscroft	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1835	Tommyscroft or Craigs	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	A Townland containing a very large portion of uncultivated Bog, Moor and rocky ground, the remainder is cultivated, it has also a village of the same name.	Desc. Rem.:AL Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1937/38	The Craigs "The Craigs is the name of a townland in this district. The Craigs got its name because there is a lot of rocks and hills around this place."Jenny McCarron Finnadurk Convoy Co. Donegal	BNS Imleabhar 1102, Leathanach 18 Bailúchan na Scol. LSS i gCnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann. Cf www.duchas.ie

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