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Explanatory note
- English
river-meadow of (the) cairns
Centrepoint
Historical references
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"Pinkman: Srath-gCarn = Holm of the ‘cairns’ This is an example of the old neuter eclipsis. Srath is here used as a neuter noun and causing eclipsis of the noun following. …. The name is written locally Shragarn and Stracarne."
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1622 |
Shracarne
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CPR Leathanach: 539b
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c1660 |
Srahcarne
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BSD Leathanach: 31
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1834 |
Sragarn
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TAB Leathanach: 75, 76, Nóta: (61:16/16)
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1834 |
Stragarn
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TAB Nóta: (61:16/16) recap.
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1836 |
Shracarne
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1836 |
Shracarne
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1836 |
Shracarn
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1836 |
Stragarn
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1836 |
Shraith-carn
'the heap in the wet sward'
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1836 |
Srath-gea//rn
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1836 |
Srath ccárn
'strath, or holm of the carns'
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1836 |
Sragarn
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