BROWSE
townland
An Ghrafaidh
genitive: na Grafadh
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Graffy
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the grubbed land

    Mínítear grafadh mar “1. (Act of) grubbing, hoeing” agus “2. Grubbed land” in FGB agus mar “grubbing, taking off the surface of the lea” in DIL. (JÓG)

  • English

    the grubbed land

    Grafadh is described as “1. (Act of) grubbing, hoeing” and “2. Grubbed land” in FGB and as “grubbing, taking off the surface of the lea” in DIL. (JÓG)

Centrepoint

54.7759, -7.54958latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1630
Grassagh
1 sessiagh
Inq. Ult. 11 CI
1661
Gruffagh
Inq. Ult. 6 C II
1715
Graffey
CGn. 14.284.6233: Evans to Causland
1715
Graffey
CGn. 23.543.14375: Evans to Evans
1748
Graffy
CGn. 133.210.90367: Connoly and other to McCausland
1748
Graffy
CGn. 135.51.90368: Connoly to Spence
1749
Grassagh
CGn. 133.390.91699; Newton Otherwise Hamilton to Hamilton
1749
Graffy
CGn. 136.309.91492: Harper to Gillmand
1835c
Graffy
BM:AL
1835c
Graffy
BS:AL
1835x
Graffy
CM:AL
1835c
Grafaidh 'grubbed land, land tilled by the grub'
OD:AL

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