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Liatroim Uachtarach
genitive: Liatroim Uachtarach
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Leitrim Upper
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Historical references
"Ao, Ca, Cl, Co, DG, Dn, FM, Do, Lo, RC, TE, CM UF Liatroim Mu Liatroim p: Kiltoghert b: Leitrim p: Kiltubbrid b: Leitrim"
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"Pinkman Liath-Druim = Grey ridge. Leitrim is a small town, from which the county takes its name…. This place [w]as an important centre in the days of the O’Rourkes, Princes of Breifney. They had a castle in Leitrim that figured a good deal in the annals of the time. “Brian, son of Teige (The Mac Rannall, son of Cathal Oge McRannall) was treacherously slain at Liath-Druim by the descendants of his own grandfather.” Four Masters, AD 1490. “The Castle of Liath-Druim was take by Hubert, son of Teige Mac Rannall.” AD 1490. “Liath-Druim of Muintir-Eolais was taken from O’Rourke by the Saxon Captain Nicolas Malby in the spring of this year.” AD 1578. “O’Rourke was disobedient to the English in the autumn of this year and Sir Nicolas Malby mustered an Army and proceeded across the Shannon to oppose him. O’Rourke sent his women and people away over the summit of Sliabh-an-Iarainn and demolished Liath-Druim.” AD 1580. Leitrim town would seem to have been a place of some note as a religious cent
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"Pinkman: Lios-Droma-Geimheal = Fort of the ridge of the bonds or fetters. Recalling the memory of some prisoner, or prisoners, held in bonds. It was usual to fetter or manacle prisoners, captives who were taken in war, slaves; and sometimes, hostages. When Muircheartach, son of Niall Glendubh, King of Alieach, made an excursion through Ireland in the winter of 942 AD, he captured many Kings and Cheiftains – some of whom he placed in fetters or bonds. Cormacan Eigeas or the poet, relating the events says “We carried off with us Lorcan, descendant of Bresal of the cows; a rough bright fetter, geimhiul or geimheal, was fastened on that Arch-King of populous Leinster.” "
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1621 |
Lisdromgevill
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CPR Leathanach: 530b
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1655 |
Letrim
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1655 |
Lisdromgicell (and Dromore)
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1659 |
Lisdringevell
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Cen. Leathanach: 564
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c1660 |
Leitrim
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BSD Leathanach: 20
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1660c |
Lisdromgevell
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BSD Leathanach: 52
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1666 |
Leytrim
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ASE Leathanach: 52
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1667 |
Lisdromgivill
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ASE Leathanach: 88:28
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1685 |
Letrim
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1685 |
Lisd:g[iv]ill
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1740 |
Leitrim
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Uachtanna, Féach Breifne 1960 Leathanach: 235
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1834 |
Leitrim Upper
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TAB Leathanach: 64, Nóta: (61:16/16) recap.
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1834 |
Lisdrumagivel
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TAB Leathanach: (61:16/16) recap., 61
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1836 |
Leitrim Upper
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1836 |
Upper Leitrim
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1836 |
Leitrim
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1836 |
Leytrim
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1836 |
Leytrime
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1836 |
Letrim
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1836 |
Liath druim,
grey ridge, or long hill'; ['truim' scríofa i bpl ós cionn 'druim']
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1836 |
Leitrim Upper
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1836 |
Lisdrumagivel Upper
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1836 |
Upper Lisdrumagivel
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1836 |
Upper Listramagevil
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1836 |
Lios droma geimheal
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1836 |
Lios droma geimeal
'fort of the ridge of fetters'
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1836 |
Lisdrumgĭvel
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