BROWSE
townland
An Sliabh Rua
genitive: an tSléibhe Rua
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Slieveroe
(English)

Glossary

rua, ruadh
English red; red place
English mountain, moor

Centrepoint

53.1708, -6.58339latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1752
Slevroe
Noble & Keenan Co. Map
1785
Sliabhruady
Reg. Bapt.
1787
Sleeroë
2/4/1787 Finn
Reg. Bapt.
1788
Sliabh ruagh
Reg. Bapt.
1788
Sliabhrua
8/7/1788 (Callahan)
Reg. Bapt.
1789
Sliarua
16/2/1789 (F[i]nn)
Reg. Bapt.
1789
Sliabhmor
sic! 22/12/1789 (Callahan)
Reg. Bapt.
1791
Sleroe
19/7/1791 Finn
Reg. Bapt.
1791
Slirua
21/3/1791 Nowlan
Reg. Bapt.
1792
Sliroe
5/2/1792 Finn
Reg. Bapt.
1793
Sliabh Ruagh
4/2/1793 Hern
Reg. Bapt.
1794
Sleroe
22/5/1794 Finn
Reg. Bapt.
1794
Sliroe
24/11/1794 Maria de Thomas & Elyzabetha Finn de Sliroe (Patr. Grogan & Sara Rogers)
Reg. Bapt.
1826
Slearoe
Kavanagh > Lawlor
CGn. Uimhir: 816.534.550069
1837
Slieveroe
BS:AL Leathanach: 1,22
1837
Sleroe
GJP 1837:AL Leathanach: 1,22
1837
Sleroe
Mooney, J.:AL Leathanach: 1,22
1837
Sleroe
Merrey, W.:AL Leathanach: 1,22
1837
Sliabh rúadh
OC:AL Leathanach: 1,22
1837
red mountain
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,22
1837
Slieveroe
"Compare all the Slieves in this Co." [Nóta OD]
OC:AL Leathanach: 1,22
1837
Slieve Ruagh
Top. Dict. Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 635
1837
Slee Roo
"Called Slee Roo ... Mooney (who knows it well)"
pl:AL Leathanach: 1,22
2009-2010
sliːvˈruː
Áit.

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