BROWSE
townland
Rúscaigh na Móna
genitive: Rúscaigh na Móna
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Rooskynamona
(English)

Glossary

móin, mónaidh
English bogland

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.8791, -7.88233latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Rúscaigh-na-Móna = Morass of the bog."
Nóta
1834
Rooskeynamona
TAB Leathanach: 72, Nóta: (61:16/16) recap.
1836
Rooskeynamoana
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Rooskeynamoana
BS:AL
1836
Ruskynamona, Ruskyconvoy (new name)
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Rusky
S&V:AL
1836
Ru//scaigh na mo//na
pl:AL
1836
Ruscaigh na móna,
'morass of the bog, or turf, or peat moss'
Nóta
1836
OD:AL

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