BROWSE
townland
An Doire Thoir
genitive: an Doire Thoir
(Irish)
Derry East
(English)

Glossary

English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket

Centrepoint

51.8321, -9.92634latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1604
Durryeletter Coyssh
CPR Leathanach: 6a
1655c
Derilittercouse
Derry East, West
DS Leathanach: 40
1660c
Derrylittercourse
BSD (Ci) Leathanach: 42, 40
1685
Derelittercouse
Hib. Del.
1721
Derry Letter Course alias Letter Court
CGn. Leathanach: 34.6.20159
1726
Derrylittercourt
CGn. Leathanach: 56.516.34071
1731
Derrylittercose
CGn. Leathanach: 66.265.46182
1754
Derrylittercouse
CGn. Leathanach: 170.313.114096
1820c
Derryletter Course divided into the following subdenominations, Derry North, South
CGn. Leathanach: 781.591.529126
1841
Dirra
Local:AL Leathanach: Ci065,31
1841
Dirra
Rent Receipt 1840:AL (Ci) Leathanach: Ci065,31
1841
Dirry North
Bland, J. F.:AL Leathanach: Ci065,31
1841
Dirry South
Bland, J. F.:AL Leathanach: Ci065,31
1841
Doire, 'oak wood'
"If we adopt Derry no one will ever say that we are wrong: all other forms may be objected to." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci065,31
1841
Derry East
dúch dearg:AL Leathanach: Ci065,31
1841
Dhirra North
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci065,31
1841
Dhirra South
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci065,31
1841
Derry
Rental:AL Leathanach: Ci065,31
1841
Derra
TL:AL Leathanach: Ci065,31
1841
Derra
Church Cess Bk.:AL Leathanach: Ci065,31
1841
Derra
Cess Coll.:AL Leathanach: Ci065,31
1946
Doire Thoir
DÓS:Cártaí Móra
1955
An Doirín Thoir
An Seabhac:Cártaí Móra
1984
An Doire Thoir
Top. Hib. Leathanach: iii26
2003
Doire Thoir
Cárta

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