BROWSE
townland
Lán an tSagairt
genitive: Lán an tSagairt
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Launtaggart
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the — of the priest
    Ní léir brí an chéad eilimint anseo; cf. lán, 'a wide district' i bhfoclóir Uí Dhuinnín, agus lán, 'curve, bend', i bhfoclóir Uí Dhónaill

  • English

    the — of the priest
    The meaning of the first element is unclear here; cf. lán, 'a wide district' in Dinneen's Foclóir Gaedhilge agus Béarla, and lán, 'curve, bend', in Ó Dónaill's Foclóir Gaeilge Béarla

Centrepoint

54.3393, -8.32518latitude, longitude
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Historical references

ˌlɑːnˈtagərt
Áit.
ˌlanˈtugərt
Áit.
Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Lán-an-tSagairt = The Priest’s meadow. According to Joyce, lán is here a form of leana or leán, a wet meadow "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Enclosure. On an exposed karst plateau (155). "
Nóta
1817
Launtaggart
Larkin
1835?
Launtegart
TAB Leathanach: Innéacs, 73 (59:16/2)
1836
Launtagart
BS:AL
1836
Launeggart
Larkin (Li)
1836
Launtuggart
Cullen, D.:AL
1836
Launtaggart
Parke, Lieut. Col.:AL
1836
Launtaggart
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Lán an t-sagairt
pl:AL
1836
Lea//n: t-sagairt
'the priest's meadow'
OD:AL
1836
Launtaggart
OD:AL

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