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An Ghreallaigh

genitive: na Greallaí

non-validated name

(Irish)

Girley

(English)

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the swamp, bog
Foirm chalctha den logthuiseal nó den tuiseal tabharthach de An Ghreallach. Tá foirm ghinideach an logainm caomhnaithe sa lámhscríbhinn Leabhar Cheanannais: erchennech Grellege, aircinnech Grellige [.i. airchinneach] (i gcairteacha a bhaineann leis an 11ú agus an 12ú haois, in eagar ag Mac Niocaill, Notitiæ as Leabhar Cheanannais, 1961); Girley, Grilly atá i gcáin phápach thosach an 14ú haois; ‘It is called by the Irish by the more correct name Greille’ Ainmleabhar, s.v. Girley (1836). Féach grellach ‘swamp, bog, mire’, A Dictionary of the Irish Language

Archival records

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Text records

1540-1	Rectory of Girle	· Ir. Mon. Poss.	(Thomas Weston)
1540-1	Rectory of Gyrley	· Ir. Mon. Poss.	in the bar. of Kells.
1616	Girley	· CPR	(Grant…to Patrick fBarnewall, knt.) The rectory and tithes of Girley…Martery CPR 303-4
1623	Girley	· Inq.	Pceptor’ de Kilmainham…Grenocke…rector’ de Martry & Girley…Greenocke (Patric’ Barnewall…Nic’ Barnewall est ejus fil’ & her)) Inq.JI 62
1654	The Parrish of Girley	· CS V	Bounded on the east with…Cranaughtowne, on the west with Kilvoe in the Barrony of Delvin, on the North…Irishtowne & on the South with the Black Causey betwixt the Barrony of Kells and the Barrony of Lune. <br> Girley, Cloncatt, Drusetowne, Both Gilbertstownes, Curraghtowne, Newtowne Girly, Fordstowne & Chamberlinstowne. CS V 288
1655-7	the parish of Girley, Girely	· CS V	278
1655-7	The Parrish of Girley	· DS
1660c	Girly Parish	· BSD	77
1667	Girley	· ASE	Capt. THOMAS TANDY Great Drewestowne, 185…Little Drewestowne, 189 a in Girley, 100 a.— Gilbertstowne, 70 a… bar. Kells, co. Meath ASE 82
1685c	Girly, Girly Bog	· Hib. Del.
1836	Greallach, 'a miry, or puddly place'	· OD:AL, Mí035,24
1836	Girley	· Inq. J I:AL, Mí035,24
1836	Girly	· DS:AL, Mí035,24
1836	Girley	· HCER 1826:AL, Mí035,24
1836	Girley v	· Seward Top. Hib.:AL, Mí035,24
1836	Girley ph	· HCPR 1824:AL, Mí035,24
1836	Girley ph	· HCSV:AL, Mí035,24
1836	Girley	· BS:AL, Mí035,24	[Jones]
1836	Girly	· Thompson Stat. Survey:AL, Mí035,24
1836	Girly	· Eccles. Annals 1676:AL, Mí035,24
1836	Girley v	· Irish Eccles. Reg. 1824:AL, Mí035,24
1836	Girly v	· Carlisle Top Dic:AL, Mí035,24
1836	Girly v	· Beauf. Mem.:AL, Mí035,24
1836	Girly v	· Beaufort Map & Memoir:AL, Mí035,24
1836	Girley Parish	· BS:AL, Mí035,24

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