BROWSE
townland
Achadh Liag
genitive: Achadh Liag
(Irish)
Aghaleague
(English)

Glossary

achadh, -ach
English field
lia, liag
English stone, pillar-stone

Centrepoint

54.0429, -7.69601latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
"Cf: Aghaleague Li, p: Oughteragh, b: Carrigallen Aghaleag, TE p: Drumragh, b: Omagh East (Gan chárta) Aghaleague, FM, p: Magheraculmoney, b: Lurg (Gan chárta) Aghaleague, ME, p: Lackan, b: Tirawley Achadh Liag "
Nóta
Arch. Inventory: “Crannóg (possible). At the S end of a narrow N-S bay… at the SE corner of Garadice Lough…. Depicted as a small island on the 1st ed. Of the OS 6-inch map, it is now an inaccessible clump of trees attached to the mainland by a reed-swamp.” (lch 41) “Stone sculpture (present location). A stone corbel decorated with a carved head is now kept at a private house. The original provenance is unknown but it is possibly from Drumreilly church.” (Lch 186) "
Nóta
n/a
Pinkman: "Achadh-liag, nó Achadh-líge Field of the stone. Liag is used to denote a large stone, a boulder, a pillar-stone. Comapre Achadh-Liag, Achadh-leaga. Four Masters, Vol.1, p.3741 1 771 “Achadh-liag: i.e.the Field of Stones. Dr. O’Conor says in the Annals of Ulster (AD 774), that this is Athleague in Connaught, but that cannot be true, because Athleague is called in Irish, Ath-Liag, i.e. Ford of the Stones. The Achadh-Liag referred to in the text is probablyt he place now called Achadh-leaga, situated on the east side of the River Suck, in the barony of Athlone, and county of Roscommon…” (ARÉ, I, 371,2)."
Nóta
1623
Aghieliege
CPR Leathanach: 553b
1655
Aghaleige
(paróiste Drumrealty)
DS
1659
Aghleagh
Cen. Leathanach: 561
1660c
Aghaleage
BSD Leathanach: 6
<s>1660c<s>
<s>Aghaleage als. Dromlart<s>
<s>(p: Ought.)<s>
BSD Leathanach: <s>17<s>
1667
Aghaleage
ASE Leathanach: 182:16
1685
Ahaleig
Hib. Del.
1733
Aghaleage
CGn. Leathanach: 72.242.50595
1817
Aughaleague
Larkin (Li)
1830c
Augheleage
TAB Nóta: innéacs
1830c
Augleage
TAB Leathanach: (61:16/15) , Nóta: innéacs
1830c
Aughlage
TAB Leathanach: (61:16/15) 62
1836
Achadh Liag
AL Nóta: (cóipleabhar)
1836
Aughaleague
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Augh a leagbh
'the rejected horse'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Aghaleag
S&V:AL
1836
Auhaleag
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Achadh leug
'the field of the precious stone'
OD:AL
1836
Aughaleage
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Aughaleague
CM:AL
1836
Aughaleague
BS:AL
1836
Aughaleague
Norris, B.:AL
1836
Aghaleag
Gore, R.:AL
1836
"Achadh Liag 'field of the stones'"
"Make it agree with 'Ath-league', 'Slieve league'."[Nóta OD]
OD:AL
1836
Aghaleague
OD:AL

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