BROWSE
townland
Doire na Saortha
genitive: Dhoire na Saortha
(Irish)
Derrynaseera
(English)

Glossary

English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the (oak-)wood of the craftsmen
    saortha — malairt foirme iolra < saor (ainmfhocal)

    Is cosúil gur tháinig athrú ar an eilimint deiridh anseo ó fhocal aonsiollach i dtosach an 17ú haois (m.sh. 1601 ‘Dyrreneshyre’, 1624 ‘Dirrinisier’) go dtí focal déshiollach ó lár na haoise sin amach (m.sh. 1655 ‘Dirrimseery’, 1838 ‘Dernaseeragh’). Má tá na foirmeacha luatha cruinn (agus d’fhéadfadh sé nach bhfuil ann ach nár thug an litriú Béarla an guta deiridh leis) is é is dóichí ná gur dhá fhoirm ghinideach iolra den aon fhocal amháin saor atá sa cháilitheoir .i. na saor = na saortha “of the craftsmen” (FGB). Tá an fhorbairt chéanna le feiscint san fhianaise stairiúil don seanainm a bhí ar bf An tAbhallort Uachtarach (#27986) i lár an chontae, m.sh. 1540 ‘Balenesere’, 1606 ‘Ballynesery’ < Baile na Saor/na Saortha.

    Díol spéise fuaimniú /iː/ sa cháilitheoir anseo san fhianaise is sine, murab ionann is samplaí eile den fhocal saor in iardheisceart an chontae a thugann an fhorbairt /eː/ > /iː/ le fios (m.sh. bf Cill na Saor (#28057)). Cf. bf An Chaológ Thuaidh (#28585).

Centrepoint

52.9906, -7.55906latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1581
Dirrenasirea
Carrigan Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 84
1601
Derreneshyre
Geoffrey roe M'kenyn
F Leathanach: 6551
1601
Dyrreneshyre
Edm. Fitz Patrick
F Leathanach: 6551
1624
Dirrincisier Eulchoill, Ballepadin & Derriduff
CPR Leathanach: 586
1624
Dirrinesier, Dirrinboy
CPR Leathanach: 586
1636
Dirreneseire
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 20 C I
1655
Derinesirry
DS
1655
Dirrimseery, Oaken wood
DS Par. (Reeves)
1659
Derrinaserry
Cen. Leathanach: 495
1660c
Derrymisserry
BSD (La) Leathanach: 148
1685
Derrenserig
Hib. Del.
1717
Derrinseery
Oss. Wills. Leathanach: 4
1838
Dernaseeragh
BS:AL Leathanach: La046,19
1838
Dirreneseire
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La046,19
1838
Derrynesirry
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: La046,19
1838
Dirrimseery
DS Map:AL Leathanach: La046,19
1838
Derrynaseera
Despard:AL Leathanach: La046,19
1838
Doire na saerach, 'oak wood of the free men'
OD:AL Leathanach: La046,19
1838
Derrynaseera
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: La046,19
2004
dernəˈsiːrə
Áit.

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