BROWSE
townland
Ráth Rua-uinseann
genitive: Ráth Rua-uinseann
(Irish)
Rathronshin
(English)

Glossary

ráth, ráith
English ring-fort
rua, ruadh
English red; red place
uinse, fuinseog, fuinsinn
English ash-tree

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    ring-fort of (the) red, strong ash-tree

    Féach leis ruadh-uinnseann “a strong ash tree” Ó Duinnín s.v. ruadh- (cf. ruad-daire www.dil.ie s.v. rúad; cf. bf Ruagharrán (#9296) i gCorcaigh, bf Rua-oileán (#1375279) i nGaillimh, srl. Is cosúil go bhfuil malairt foirme Ráth Rua-uinse le feiscint sna foirmeacha gan -n deiridh (cf. www.dil.ie s.v. uinnius).

    Féach an leathaistriúchán galánta in 1666 ‘[Rathrousin alias] Rathacres’ ASE 84. Tá roinnt leathaistriúcháin agus ainmneacha Béarla nuachumtha san fhoinse céanna, cuid acu níos buaine ná a chéile.

    Cf. tagairt ag Coote do chrann fuinseoige suntasach eile i mBaile Lé sa bhliain 1801 ‘Near to the castle, in the village, stands the great ash tree, which is by far the largest in the kingdom…’ Stat. Surv. 136.

    Ainmneacha Gaeilge ar an léarscáil:

    1. 1838 ‘Cloonodd’ AL, 1841 Clonadd SO < Cluain Fhada “long pasture” léirithe cois portaigh in iarthar an bhaile fearainn (mar a raibh 1655 ‘Red Bog’ DS). Féach go bhfuil an focal cluain baininscneach sna hainmneacha bf Cluain Fhada Ó nDeoráin (#27847) (mar a bhfuil Clonad School SO le fáil) agus bf Cluain Fhada Ó gCathasaigh (#27846) i bPort Laoise Thiar.
    2. Ní heol dúinn aon tagairt stairiúil do 1838 ‘a small pool called Lough Duir’, 1841 Lough Duir SO agus ní léir a bhunús. Féach b’fhéidir 1650c ‘fri Duru’ in Leabhar Mór na nGenealach (cuspóireach iolra < duir), ionann is bf Cuan Dor (#13200) i gCorcaigh. Cf. www.dil.ie s.v. dor (= doras).
    3. Tá lána ar imeall thiar thuaidh an bhaile fearainn darb ainm The Rapparee SO < [ * Bóithrín an] Rapaire (?) “[the lane of the] rogue”. Nó b’fhéidir rapaire sa chiall ‘(talamh nach fiú ach) leathphingin bhréige’ (féach Ó Duinnín s.v.; cf. bf Ceapach na Pingine (#28386) i dTigh na hInse).
    4. Ní heol dúinn aon tagairt stairúil don Children’s Burial Ground (Disused) SO 25ʺ (féach www.archaeology.ie); lena ais bhí The Dullow Bush SO < * Sceach an Dola (?) “the bush of the trap, noose”.

Centrepoint

53.0948, -7.10606latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Raronge
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 101
1564
Rathrouchie
F Alt: 596
1566
Rarousie
F Leathanach: 910
1570
Rathronshie
F Leathanach: 1654
1617
Rathrousy
Rathronsy JKAS IV 188
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 6 J I
1618
Rathrorshie
CPR Leathanach: 390
1655
Rathronsin
DS
1659
Rathrongy
Cen. Leathanach: 503
1660c
Rathronsim
BSD (La) Leathanach: 117
1666
Rathrousin alias Rathacres
ASE Leathanach: 84
1685
Rathronsin
Hib. Del.
1695
Rathsconsin
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 4 G III
1711
Rathrunshen
CGn. Imleabhar: 6.360.2268
1814
Rathronechene
Par. Stat. Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 545
1814
Rathcronochone
Par. Stat. Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 548
1838
Rathronshin
BS:AL Leathanach: La041,37
1838
Rath Runshin
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La041,37
1838
Rathronshein
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: La041,37
1838
Rathronsy
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: La041,37
1838
Rathsconsin
Inq. G III:AL Leathanach: La041,37
1838
Rathronsin
DS:AL Leathanach: La041,37
1838
Rath Roinsin, 'Roinsin's rath'
OD:AL Leathanach: La041,37
1838
Rathronshin
OD:AL Leathanach: La041,37
1838
[Rathronshin]
"…a sub-denomination called 'Cloonodd'…a small pool called 'Lough Duir'…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: La041,37
1838
Rathrunshin
[Rev. Warburton]
Warburton Map 1710:AL Leathanach: La041,37
1838
Rathronshein
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La041,37
1838
Rathronchine
Vestry Bk.:AL Leathanach: La041,37
2005
ratˈronʃin
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