BROWSE
townland
An Ghráinseach Uachtarach
genitive: na Gráinsí Uachtaraí
(Irish)
Grange Upper
(English)

Glossary

gráinseach, gráinsigh
English grange, monastic farm

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the grange, monastic farm

    Is gnách gráinseach-ainmneacha a bheith luaite le láithreacha eaglasta. Más le teampall paróiste Chill Tíle a bhain an ghráinseach áirithe seo d’fhéadfadh sé gurb ionann is 1282–83 ‘the grange of Dunmasck’. Dhealródh sé gurbh í Cill Tíle teampall paróiste Dhún Másc le linn na nAngla-Normannach (cf. www.archaeology.ie agus go háirithe Bradley, Laois: History and Society 260–263).

    Mionainmneacha ar an léarscáil:
    Tá cur síos san Fhardal Seandálaíochta ar chloch oghaim a fuarthas i bpáirc darb ainm ‘the Clais Field or Hollow Field’ < clais “trench” (cf. Gravel Pit (disused) SO 25″ lastuaidh de).

Centrepoint

53.0177, -7.1956latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1838
Upper Grange
BS:AL Leathanach: LA023,23

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