BROWSE
townland
Doire an tSonnaigh
genitive: Dhoire an tSonnaigh
(Irish)
Derrintonny
(English)

Glossary

English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket

Centrepoint

54.0493, -8.07569latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
"Mu Derrintony, FM "
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Doire-an-tonnaigh = Oakwood of the rampart or mound. Probably a place where some remarkable defensive mound existed… Part of it is in an angle formed by the River Shannon. "
Nóta
1540
60 acr.ar. called the priors londs
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 237
1590
Dirrintowne
F Leathanach: 5442
1621
Derryntunny
CPR Leathanach: 514b
1640
Prior's land de Dondalke
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 45
1660c
Derrentonney
BSD Leathanach: 56
1669
Ballafryor Land
ASE Leathanach: 42
1777
Priorland (tigh mór)
TS
1785c
Priorland
Clanbrassil Leathanach: 66
1835
Derrintunny
TAB (60:16/10) innéacs Leathanach: 135, Nóta: (60:16/10) innéacs
1835
Dorintunny
TAB Leathanach: 133, Nóta: (60:16/10)
1835
Derintunny
TAB Leathanach: 181, Nóta: (60:16/10)
1836
Priorland
AL
1836
the Irish name not known
OD:AL
1836
Derrintunny
BS:AL
1836
Derrintunny
CM:AL
1836
Dair-thunney,
'Tunnye's oak'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Derrintunny
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Dromartinetera?
DS Ref.:AL
1836
Dromartineightra?
DS Map:AL
1836
Doire an tonnaigh
'oak wood of the rampart, or fosse'
OD:AL
1836
Derrintonny
OD:AL

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