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Hierarchy
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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the town of Ó hAnracháin
Ó hAnracháin (< Ó hÁnrotháin) — sloinneCeann de phríomhshloinnte an cheantair darbh ainm Uí Chriomhthannáin i lár Laoighse. Luann cóip amháin de dhán Uí Uidhrín an sloinne ‘Ó hÚrachán’ le dúiche seo Ó Fairchealláin féin (Topographical Poems II 1129–1132; cf. par Uí Fhairchealláin (#1450) — cf. ‘perhaps there is confusion here with Uí Chrimthannáin’ in Laois History & Society).
Cuireann de Bhulbh síos ar na foirmeacha éagsúla a d’eascair as an sloinne Ó hAnrotháin in Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall (s.n. Ó hAnradháin). Rinne foghar cosúil le /əur-/ (< /əunr-/) de thosach an tsloinne i roinnt áiteanna — féach bf Baile Uí Anragáin > Ballyouragan (#30638) i Luimneach agus bf Baile Uí Anracháin (#46479) i dtuaisceart Thiobraid Árann > 1991 /ˌbali:ˈhəurəhən/.
Tá réadú ar -ch- /x/ le sonrú sa chuid is mó den fhianaise stairiúil don logainm seo faoi chaibidil, mar atá in ‘Ó hÚrachán’ thuas agus in 1576 ‘Shane O Horaghan’, solaoid eile ó Laois sna Fiants.
Sloinne eile ar fad, arb ionann fuaim dó, nach mór, atá le fáil in bbf Baile Uí Odhragáin (#46459) (TÁ), (#23837; #23861) (Ci).
Centrepoint
Historical references
1616 |
Ballyowrahan
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CPR Leathanach: 356
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1621 |
Balliowrahan
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 19 J I
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1624 |
Ballivreghan
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CPR Leathanach: 586
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1636 |
Ballioragen
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 20 C I
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1655 |
Ballyhorahan
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1655 |
Ballyhoraghan
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1660c |
Ballyhoraghan
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BSD (La) Leathanach: 148
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1817 |
Ballyoraghan
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CGn. Leathanach: 717.478.490613
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1838 |
Ballyhorahan
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Despard:AL Leathanach: La045,16
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1838 |
Baile Uí Uaracháin, 'O'Horaghan's town'
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OD:AL Leathanach: La045,16
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1838 |
Ballyhorahan
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OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: La045,16
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1838 |
Ballyhooraghan
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pl:AL Leathanach: La045,16
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1838 |
Ballyhorahan
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BS:AL Leathanach: La045,16
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1838 |
Ballagherahin
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Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La045,16
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1838 |
Ballyhoraghen
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DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: La045,16
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1838 |
Ballyhorahan
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DS Map:AL Leathanach: La045,16
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2004 |
(Bally)ˈhoːrən
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