BROWSE
townland
Lios Droma Cróine
genitive: Lios Droma Cróine
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Lisdromacrone
(English)

Glossary

droim, drom
English ridge
English ring-fort, enclosure

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    ring-fort of (the) ridge of (the) dun, red cow;
    the ring-fort of the ridge of Cróine
    Ní léir cé acu an t-ainm pearsanta (mná) Cróine nó an t-ainmfhocal crón, 'ainmhí crón', atá anseo

  • English

    ring-fort of (the) ridge of (the) dun, red cow;
    the ring-fort of the ridge of Cróine
    It is unclear whether this placename contains the female personal name Cróine or the common noun crón, 'dun/red cow'

Centrepoint

54.0409, -7.95895latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Lios-Droma-Cróine = Fort of the ridge of the dun cow. Or Cróine may be a woman’s name. Many saints of the name, among them “Cróine óg (Siúr Pátraic?) ó Cill Croine” Mart. Don. P. 28. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory Rath. On top of a drumlin (109). "
Nóta
1743
Lisdrumcrone
CGn. Leathanach: 110.204.76642
1765
Lissdrumcrone
CGn. Leathanach: 234.412.153940
1833
Lisdrumacrone
TAB Leathanach: 77, Nóta: (61:16/11) innéacs
1836
Lisdrumacrone
BS:AL
1836
Lisdromacrone
CM:AL
1836
Lissdrummacroan
Buck:AL
1836
Lisdrimcroni
S&V:AL
1836
Liss Druimcruan
'the red back fort'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Lios Droma Cróine
'fort of the ridge of the dun cow'
OD:AL
1836
Lisdrŏ//măcrone
OD:AL
2010
ˌlisˌdroməˈkroːn
x2
2010
ˌlisnəˈkroːn

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