BROWSE
townland
An Srath Ard
genitive: an tSratha Aird
(Irish)
Strahard
(English)

Glossary

English height; high
srath, sraith
English holm, river-meadow, valley-bottom

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the high river-meadow?

    Tá aibhnte ar theorainneacha thiar, thuaidh agus thoir den bhaile fearainn seo. Dá dheasca sin is féidir talamh slán a dhéanamh de gur srath “river-meadow” atá san aicmitheoir. Ach cé go bhfuil cuma shoiléir ar an gcáilitheoir chomh maith, is deacair ard a shamhlú le leagan amach íseal na háite, mar a thugann Dowling faoi deara in JKAS XII 417 (‘If … ard were really the original form of the name it has been sadly misplaced, for the whole or virtually the whole of this large t[own]l[and] is low-lying.’).

    Díol spéise nach bhfuil aon ardán le déanamh amach sa bhaile fearainn darb ainm bf Mullach an Aird An Doirín (#28642) i Ros Fhionnghlaise laistiar ach oiread.

    Mionainmneacha ar an léarscáil:

    1. Gabhann Borness Road SO thar 1841 Barranagh’s Br. SO 6ʺ, 1907c Borness Bridge SO 25ʺ trasna na Bearú ó thuaidh i dtreo bf Barr Eanach (#42079) i gContae Uíbh Fhailí.
    2. Taobh thoir den droichead sin atá 1805 ‘The Pullagh’ Cahill, 1841 Pollagh SO < An Pollach “the place of holes”. Cf. Pollach an Bhaile Nua faoi bf Ráth Mhaoilis (#28293) i bparóiste Lé, bf Gráig an Phollaigh (#28414) i dTigh na hInse.

Centrepoint

53.1246, -7.30248latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1619
Srahard
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 15 J I
1621
Srahard
CPR Leathanach: 514
1637
Straghard
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 23 C I
1655
Shragards
DS
1660c
Shragard
BSD (La) Leathanach: 113
1666
Strahard alias Stragard and Dubbecult
ASE Leathanach: 51
1685
Shragardi
Hib. Del.
1775
Strahard
CGn. Imleabhar: 308.446.206255
1825
Strahard
TAB
1838
Strahard
BS:AL Leathanach: LA007,20
1838
Strahard
H.C. Bog Rep. 1810:AL Leathanach: LA007,20
1838
Strahard
Warburton Map 1785:AL Leathanach: LA007,20
1838
Straherd
HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA007,20
1838
Strahard
CM:AL Leathanach: LA007,20
1838
Strahard
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: LA007,20
1838
Srahard
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: LA007,20
1838
Straghard
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: LA007,20
1838
Shragardr
DS:AL Leathanach: LA007,20
1838
Strahard
Kemmis Map 1761:AL Leathanach: LA007,20
1838
Strath árd, 'high strath or holm'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA007,20
1838
Strahard
OC:AL Leathanach: LA007,20
1838
Strahard
pl:AL Leathanach: LA007,20
1838
Srath ard, 'high strath'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA007,20
2005
ʃtraˈhaːrd
Áit.
2005
straˈhaːrd
Áit.

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