BROWSE
townland
Barr na Leachtaí
genitive: Bharr na Leachtaí
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Laghty Barr
(English)

Glossary

English top
leacht, sleacht
English grave-mound, monument

Explanatory note

  • English

    the top of the grave(-mound)s, monuments

Centrepoint

54.3224, -8.00466latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

ˈlɑxtiːˈbaːr
Áit.
ˌlɑˑxtiːˈbar
Áit.
ˌlɑktiːˈbɑr
Áit.
ˌlɑktiːˈbaːr
Áit.
Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Leachtaí = Monuments or tombs. There are Laghty, and Laghty Barr, which is called in Irish Screag-na-leachtaí, rocky hillside of Laghty. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Sweathouse (site). On a gentle E-facing slope (224). Sweathouse (site). On a slight W-facing slope in an abandoned farm complex (224). "
Nóta
Cf. “Barr” in Lyon go Dún Lúiche, Art Ó Maolfabhail
Nóta
1622
?Laghteebardon
CPR Leathanach: 539a
(1661
Laghtibordan
Inq. Leathanach: 184
1836
Loughty Bar of
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Loughty Bar of
BS:AL
1836
Bar of Laughty
Cullen, D.:AL
1836
Bar of Laghty
Buck, H.:AL
1836
screig
pl:AL
1836
Sgreig na leachtadh
OD:AL
1836
Barr of Laghty
OD:AL
2005
Barr na Leachtaí
PÓC

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