BROWSE
townland
Leamhach
genitive: Leamhaí
(Irish)
Leagh
(English)

Glossary

leamhán, leamhach
English elm-tree

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    place of elms?

    Pléitear an logainm seo sa nóta faoi bf Seanliath (#28821).

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:

    1. 1566 ‘Killenore’, 1886 ‘Killanure’ < Cill an Iúir “the burial ground of the yew-tree” ainm na reilige bige Burial Ground SO i dtuaisceart an bhaile fearainn (www.archaeology.ie).
    2. Anseo timpeall freisin bhí 1563 ‘Monefadd’, 1602 ‘Monefadie’, 1631 ‘Monefadd’ < An Mhóin Fhada “the long bog(land)”.

Centrepoint

52.8641, -6.96824latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Leyogh?
Carrigan MS
1563
Leaugh
F Leathanach: 515
1563
Laawghe
F Leathanach: 540
1619
Leaugh and Ballivallagh, Colnerien
CPR Leathanach: 429
1619
Luagh, Coldeawse, Tesshanefeekin in Killeshin and Monofadd.
CPR Leathanach: 429
1619
Leaugh & Ballyvallagh
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 16 J I
1631
Lawghe
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 8 C I
1655
Leogh
DS
1659
Leauge
Cen. Leathanach: 500
1660c
Logh
BSD (La) Leathanach: 84
1669
Lagh alias Leagh
ASE Leathanach: 199
1710
Logh als Leagh
CGn. Imleabhar: 4, Leathanach: 564, Uimhir: 1320
1738
Leigh als Leagh
CGn. Imleabhar: 91, Leathanach: 214, Uimhir: 64003
1838
Leagh
BS:AL Leathanach: La035,12
1838
Leagh
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La035,12
1838
Logh
DS:AL Leathanach: La035,12
1838
Leagh
"Made 'Lea' in Connaught." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: La035,12
1838
[Leagh]
"…a burial ground at the northern boundary…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: La035,12
1838
Liath, 'grey land'
OD:AL Leathanach: La035,12
1838
Leagh
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: La035,12
1838
Leagh
Griffith Map:AL Leathanach: La035,12
2006
lok
Áit.

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