BROWSE
townland
Machaire Uí Cheallacháin
genitive: Mhachaire Uí Cheallacháin
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Magherycallaghan
(English)

Glossary

English plain
Ó, Uí, Uíbh

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the plain of Ó Ceallacháin
    Ó Ceallacháin – sloinne

Centrepoint

54.7873, -7.56314latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1630
Culmacherie-cealleaghan
1 sessiagh
Inq. Ult. 11 CI
1661
Cullmaghery al’ Cealaghan
Inq. Ult. 6 CII
1743
Maghery Callaghan
Brown late of Maghery Callaghan
CGn. 134.145.90366: Evans Mansfild to Conolly
1748
Maghrekellaghan
CGn. 133.210.90367: Connoly and other to McCausland
1748
Magherykillegan
CGn. 135.51.90368: Connoly to Spence
1749
Cullmacher otherwise Cealeaghan
CGn. 133.390.91699: Newton Otherwise Hamilton to Hamilton
1749
Maghrikellagh otherwise Maghrikellaghan
CGn. 136.309.91504: Harper to Gillmand
1801
Magherakellaghan
McCrea DG
1830c
Magharacallaghan
TAB
1835c
Magherycallaghan
BS:AL
1835c
Magherakellaghan
CM:AL
1835c
Machaire Uí Cheallacháin 'O'Callaghan's plain'
OD:AL
1835c
Magheracallaghan
TAB:AL
1835
Magherycallaghan
'not Maghera'
OD:AL
1835
Culmacherie-Ceallaghan
Inq. C I:AL

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