BROWSE
townland
Gráig an Ghearráin
genitive: Ghráig an Ghearráin
(Irish)
Graigueagarran
(English)

Glossary

English hamlet; cattle-steading?

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the hamlet of the gelding?

    Díol spéise gur cosúil go raibh an bhéim ar chéad siolla an fhocail deiridh: féach an fhoirm Ghaeilge 1838 ‘Gráig a gearrán’ (pl:AL) taobh le litriú na sapar, ‘Gragarren’ (BS:AL). Tá rian den siolla fada -án le sonrú sa tagairt luath 1571 ‘Graiggarrane’, ámh. B’fhéidir gur tháinig an fuaimniú seo faoi thionchar an leagain bhéarlaithe den fhocal garron, a bhí comónta i mBéarla na hÉireann. Cf. bf Cluain Gearráin (#3232) (Ce 18).

    Níl an focal garrán “grove” le cur as an áireamh, áfach, in ainneoin an g-caol in 1838 ‘Gráig a gearrán’; cf. 1838 ‘Gearthan duff’ < bf An Garraí Dubh (#27991). Féach go raibh talamh choillteach anseo in aimsir an Down Survey (1655). Cf. bf An Garrán (#27968).

Centrepoint

52.8201, -7.53702latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1571
Graiggarrane
COD Imleabhar: v, 181
1571
Graigegarran
COD Imleabhar: v, 183
1655
Gragarren
DS
1655
Gragarren & Ballinphrase
'ar[able] pasture, wood, mount.'
DS Par. (Reeves)
1659
Griagegaran
Cen. Leathanach: 493
1660c
Gragarran & Ballinfrase
BSD (La) Leathanach: 138
1667
Graige and Garrane
ASE Leathanach: 96
1669
Graganan or Graige-Arran and Ballinfrasse
ASE Leathanach: 214
1805
Griguearan
Cahill (La)
1812
Graig-garron
Leet Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 298
1838
Gragarren
BS:AL Leathanach: C021,1,3
1838
Graigeagarrons
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: C021,1,3
1838
Gragagarron
Butler, W.:AL Leathanach: C021,1,3
1838
Graiggarron
Moore, Rev.:AL Leathanach: C021,1,3
1838
Gragarren
Brenan, Rev. T.:AL Leathanach: C021,1,3
1838
Grigwarran
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: C021,1,3
1838
Gragevorane
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: C021,1,3
1838
Gragarren
DS:AL Leathanach: C021,1,3
1838
Graig a gearrán
pl:AL Leathanach: C021,1,3
1838
Gráig a' gharráin, 'village of the copse'
OD:AL Leathanach: C021,1,3
1838
Graigagarran
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: C021,1,3
2004
greːgəˈgarən
Áit.

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