BROWSE
townland
Doire
genitive: Dhoire
(Irish)
Derry
(English)

Glossary

English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    (oak-)grove

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:
    Bhí portach in iarthar an bhaile fearainn seo (féach an talamh ‘lochach’ anseo fós ar léarscáil www.epa.ie) a dtagann a ainm anuas chugainn .i. 1608 ‘a moor called Monecharin’ CPR, ‘Monacharan’ < Móin an Chairn “the bogland of the cairn”. Cf., b’fhéidir, ainm an bhaile fearainn bf Achadh an Chairn (#28606) atá ar an taobh thiar thuaidh den phortach seo (par. na Buiríse).

    Tuaisceart bf Derry, de réir dealraimh, a bhí i gceist leis an logainm stairiúil 1549 ‘[Dirretullaghe cum] Ramaspoke’, 1552 ‘Rathmasbokewre’, 1563 ‘[Derry alias] Ramaspok’, 1569 ‘Rathmasbockenire’, 1587 ‘[Derrye alias] Ramaspoke’, 1607 ‘[Dirry al’] Rainaspoke al’ Rahinaspickure’, 1608 ‘[Dirreye …] Rathnasbowke’, 1608 ‘[Dirrie ows] Rainaspicke or Rahinaspickure’ < Ráth an (nó Ráithín) Easpaig Iúr “the (little) ring-fort of Bishop Iúr”, is cosúil. Cf. ‘Eascob Iubhair, trá, as é do bhaisd dha mhac dhecc Bhairr mc Cairthinn…’ i nginealach Uí Mhóra (LGen. 557.5). Níl tuairisc ar aon imfhálú sa chuid seo den bhaile fearainn ach díol spéise an teorainn pháirce leathchiorclach atá le feiscint taobh thoir den M7. Thángthas ar trí fhulachta fia ar imeall thuaidh an bhaile fearainn le déanaí (www.archaeology.ie).

    Cf. bf Ráth Liag (#28615), bf Baile Mhaicín (#28498).

Centrepoint

53.0174, -7.24766latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Dirretullaghe cum Ramaspoke & Ballyelder
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 56 + 58
1552
Tyrryn
F Imleabhar: Ed., Alt: 928
1557c
the Derry
P.R.O.L. Leathanach: 62/1
1563
Derry alias Ramaspok
F Leathanach: 496
1569
Dirren
F Leathanach: 1247
1587
Derrye alias Ramaspoke and Ballecloyder
Rob Pyggotte
F Leathanach: 5047
1603
Dirrene ... Rathmasbowke
CPR Leathanach: 16
1607
Dirry al' Rainaspoke al' Rahinaspickure
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 J I
1608
Dirrie otherwise Rainaspicke or Rahinaspickure
CPR Leathanach: 113
1608
Dirreye
CPR Leathanach: 126
1659
Derry
Cen. Leathanach: 497
1660c
Derry
BSD (La) Leathanach: 97
1805
Derry
Cahill (La)
1838
Derry
BS:AL Leathanach: E019,1,8
1838
Derry
HCSV:AL Leathanach: E019,1,8
1838
Dirre
Inq. Eliz. I:AL Leathanach: E019,1,8
1838
Derry
Inq. G III:AL Leathanach: E019,1,8
1838
Doire, 'an oak wood'
OD:AL Leathanach: E019,1,8
1838
Derry
OC:AL Leathanach: E019,1,8
1838
Doire, 'an oak-wood'
OD:AL Leathanach: La061,9
1838
Derry
pl:AL Leathanach: La061,9
1838
Derry
OC:AL Leathanach: La061,9
1838
Derry
BS:AL Leathanach: La061,9
1838
Derry
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La061,9
1838
Derry
CM:AL Leathanach: La061,9
1838
Derry
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: La061,9
1838
Derry
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La061,9
1838
Derry
Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: La061,9
1838
Derry
Inq. G III:AL Leathanach: La061,9
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