BROWSE
townland
Doire na hImirce
genitive: Dhoire na hImirce
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Derrynahimmirk
(English)

Glossary

English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket

Centrepoint

54.3797, -8.13194latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Doire-na-himirce = Wood of the migration or departure. Some unusual migrating that is otherwise long forgotten. In this townland there is a holy well called Tobar-Molaise, St. Molaise’s Well, and here, according to tradition, stood the house and church of O’Meehin, Coarb of St. Molaise. "
Nóta
n/a
"Arch. Inventory: Holy well. Towards the bottom of an E-facing slope in the Ballagh river valley. Known as ‘Tober Molaise’ and described as a holy well where cures were performed and pilgrims left a cairn of stones (188). Mass-rock (site). In the gorge of the Glennaniff River at a place known as Poll an Aifrinn, but it cannot be precisely located (196). "
Nóta
n/a
"LSO: In the Townland of Derrynahimmirk, which lies in the division called Ballymeehan, is a well called Tobar Molaise (pronounced Molais) (127-249). "
Nóta
1660c
Derrenahemerkey
BSD Leathanach: 39
1817
Dernahimarky
Larkin
1835?
Derinahumr[ick?]
TAB Leathanach: 1(59:16/1ii)
1835?
Derrinahumrick
TAB Leathanach: 16 (59:16/1ii)
1835?
Derinahumrick
TAB Leathanach: 104 (59:16/1ii)
1836
Dair na huimirk
'the flitting oak'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Dernahimarky
CM:AL
1836
Doire na himirce
pl:AL
1836
Doire na h-imirce
'oak wood of the flitting,' 'roboretum emigrationis'
OD:AL
1836
Derrynahimmirk
OD:AL
1836
Dairrnahuimirk
Plan:AL

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