BROWSE
townland
Log an tSneachta
genitive: Log an tSneachta
(Irish)
Lugasnaghta
(English)

Other names

Derragoon
local name (What is this?)
(English)

Glossary

log, lag
English hollow

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    hollow of the snow; Derragoon -- Ainm aitiúil Béarla Log an tSneachta is cosúil

  • English

    hollow of the snow; Derragoon -- Regarded as the local English name of Lugasnaghta

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54.3415, -8.07217latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Log-a-tSneachta = Hollow of the snow. A place with a northern aspect that retained snow longer than places around it… This word is made locally Lugatraghta – an ‘r’ instead of an ‘n’ being used after the eclipsed ‘s.’ For other examples of this see Joyce, Place-names, Vol. I, page 365 "
Nóta
1817
?Luganult
Larkin
1835
Lugatraghta
TAB Leathanach: Innéacs, 63, 64 (60:16/5)
1836
Lugasnaghta
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Lug an snaghta
BS:AL
1836
Luggasnaghta
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Legasnaghta
James:AL
1836
Lugasnaghta
OD:AL
1836
Leggatrachta
HCER 1826:AL
1836
Lugatratha
Flinn:AL
1836
Lugashnaghta
Tottenham, Esq.:AL
1836
Lug an tsneachta
'the snow hollow'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Lug a t-sneachta
pl:AL
1836
Lug a t-sneachta
"Log" [dúch]
OD:AL
1836
Lugasnaghta
"Belongs to Lieut. Vicar's work." [dúch]
OD:AL
1937-38
Lug a' tSneachta
In Irish Derragoon is called "Lug a' tSneachta'.
BNS Imleabhar: 195, Leathanach: 222

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