BROWSE
townland
An Ghréach
genitive: na Gréiche
(Irish)
Greagh
(English)

Glossary

English rough pasture-land?

Centrepoint

53.9442, -8.04377latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
"Ca, FM, Lo, Mu, RC P: Killarga, b: Drumahaire P: Fenagh, b: Leitrim "
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Gréach = A coarse mountain flat. The term is, also, applied to land that produces coarse grass, like that on mountain sides (Joyce). "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory Rath. In a low-lying position beside a stream (95). "
Nóta
1622
Greagh
CPR Leathanach: 514b
1631
Greagh
Inq. Leathanach: 174
1660c
Greagh
BSD Leathanach: 56
1715
Greagh
CGn. Leathanach: 16.171.7203
1835
Greugh and Mealwood
TAB Leathanach: 7, 9, 173, Nóta: (60:16/10) innéacs, [Gragh?]
1836
Greagh
BS:AL
1836
Greath,
'noise'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Greagh
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Greagh
CM:AL
1836
Greagh
S&V:AL
1836
Greaghtober
DS Ref.:AL
1836
Greaghtobber
DS Map:AL
1836
Greach,
'a mountain flat, or plain'
OD:AL
1836
Greagh
OD:AL
1836
[Greagh]
"…it contains a small fort…"
Desc. Rem.:AL

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