BROWSE
townland
An Inse
genitive: na hInse
(Irish)
Inch
(English)

Glossary

inis, inse
English island; river meadow

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the river meadow
    giorrúchán < Inse na Lách < Inse na Lathach “the river meadow of the muddy place”

    Baile fearainn caol é seo atá suite i ladhar sruthán.

    Maidir leis an leagan fada den ainm, réitíonn na foirmeacha béarlaithe leis an bhfoirm Ghaeilge 1560c ‘Innse na Lathach’ sa Leabhar Branach. Forbairt rialta in oirdheisceart na tíre is ea cailliúint -th- láir agus fadú cúitimh.

    Ach tá litriú 1518–19 ‘Ynche na leakaghe’ (leg. ‘leahaghe’?) spéisiúil. Tá rian na Gaeilge agus cuma na hiontaofachta ar an dornán logainmneacha sa chuid áirithe seo den Kildare Rental — cf. b’fhéidir bf Oldleagh (#28821).

Centrepoint

52.935, -7.09154latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1518-19
Ynche na leakaghe
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 287
1549
Inchenelaaghe
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 63 & 64
1551
Inchenelaaghe
F Leathanach: 712
1551
Inchenelaaghe
F Leathanach: 741
1552
Ennesenelagh
F Leathanach: 928
1558
Insenalahigh
JKAS Imleabhar: VI, Leathanach: 80
1560c
Innse na Lathach
LBran. Iontráil: 68, Líne: 1777
1568
Clelelanagh
F Leathanach: 1240
1569
Inshelelannaghe
F Leathanach: 1240
1579c
Inchelelanaghe
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 10 Eliz.
1603
Eneslagh & Corbally, Tocallaine
CPR Leathanach: 16
1608
Enneslagh
CPR Leathanach: 126
1612
Inchenelaghe
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 2 J I
1612
Inchnelagh
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 2 J I
1740
Inch
CGn. Imleabhar: 101, Leathanach: 123
1740
Inch, Ballyadams
CGn. Imleabhar: 101, Leathanach: 123, Uimhir: 70169
1805
Inch
Cahill (La)
1838
Ins, 'a holm, strath or river island'
OD:AL Leathanach: La051,5
1838
Inch
OC:AL Leathanach: La051,5
1838
[Inch]
"…a Danish fort near the southern boundary…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: La051,5
1838
Inche alias Ballincooly
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La051,5
1838
Inch
Griffith Map:AL Leathanach: La051,5
1838
Inchroure (Query)
Speed Gt Britain:AL Leathanach: La051,5
1838
Inch
BS:AL Leathanach: La051,5
2006
inʃ
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