BROWSE
townland
Damhros
genitive: Dhamhrois
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Dawros
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    ox-promontory
    Féach léarscáil sé orlaigh na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis (1838), a léiríonn portach ar thrí thaobh den bhaile fearainn seo. Sraith ársa logainmneacha in Éirinn is ea comhfhocail den déanamh ainmfhocal +* ainmfhocal; féach Mac Giolla Easpaig, 'NOUN + *NOUN Compounds in Irish Placenames', Études Celtiques XVIII (1981), lgh.151–163.

  • English

    ox-promontory
    See the Ordnance Survey six-inch map (1838), which shows bog on three sides of this townland. Noun +* noun compounds are a very old stratum of Irish placenames; see Mac Giolla Easpaig, 'NOUN + *NOUN Compounds in Irish Placenames', Études Celtiques XVIII (1981), pp.151–163

Centrepoint

53.4131, -8.87148latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1617
Dawrus
Inq.(Ga) Leathanach: III.124
1617
Dauris
Inq.(Ga) Leathanach: III.125
1660C
Dawrish
BSD (Ga) III Leathanach: 91
1677
Dauras or Dourus
ASE Leathanach: 237
1685
Dowris
Hib. Del.
1838
Dowruss
BS:AL
1838
Dauris
Co.Bk.1756:AL
1838
Dauress
Bar. Cons.:AL
1838
Damh-ros
OD:AL

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