BROWSE
townland
Doire Chairn
genitive: Dhoire Chairn
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Derrycarne Demesne
(English)

Glossary

English cairn, pile of rocks
English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • English

    (oak-)wood of (the) cairn

Centrepoint

53.8659, -7.95484latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
"Cf: Ci (Derrycarne) Gan chárta UF (Derrycarney) Doire Uí Chatharnaigh TÁ (Derrycarney) Doire Uí Chearnaigh"
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Cairn. In a coniferous forest at the summit of Inchmurrin or Rabbit Island in Lough Bofin on the River Shannon which is now joined to the mainland at N (15)."
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Doire-cairn = Wood of the monumental pile of stones. It lies on the eastern shore of Lough Boderg, Parish of Annaduff… Opposite the south point, on which is Derrygrasten wood, lies Inch Murrin… The MacRannals had a castle on this island."
Nóta
n/a
"Derecarne, alias Faltah, Parrish of Annaghduff – Down Survey. [?] Faltah = Fálta = enclosed fields."
Nóta
n/a
"Lewis: Derrycarne, of F. Nisbett, Esq., surrounded by a well-planted demesne and picturesquely situated between the two loughs, Bodarig and Boffin.” (28)"
Nóta
1622
Derrycarne
<s>[nó Faulties?]<s>
CPR Leathanach: 529a
1709
Derrycarne
CGn. Leathanach: 8.462.3142
c1710?
Derrycarne
CGn. Leathanach: 10.300.3726
1728
Derrycarn
CGn. Leathanach: 57.282.38477
1829
Derrycarn
TAB Leathanach: innéacs 18, Nóta: (61:16/13)
1834
Derrycarn
Reg.of Dioc. of Ardagh (cf. TAB (61:16/13))
1836
Derrycarn Demesne
BS:AL Leathanach: C001,1,4
1836
Derrycarney Demesne
HC Rep. R. Shannon:AL Leathanach: C001,1,4
1836
Derrycarn Demesne
Buck, H.:AL Leathanach: C001,1,4
1836
Derrycarn Demesne
CM:AL Leathanach: C001,1,4
1836
Derrycarn, Derycarne
Map 1824 (Nisbett):AL Leathanach: C001,1,4
1836
Dair-a carn, 'the heaps of oak'
Quinn, E.:AL Leathanach: C001,1,4
1836
Derrycarne
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: C001,1,4
1836
Derrecarne als Faletagh
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: C001,1,4
1836
Derecarne als Faltah
DS Map:AL Leathanach: C001,1,4
1836
Doire cairn, charna
pl:AL Leathanach: C001,1,4
1836
Doire Carna, 'oakwood of the carn or heap'
OD:AL Leathanach: C001,1,4
1836
Derrycarne
"Mr Nesbitt wishes to have this townland spelt 'Derrycarne'." [OC] "He may go and hang himself." [OD] [líne deireanach scriosta amach.] "Since he wishes it." [an 'e' deireanach scríofa i ndúch dearg.]
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: C001,1,4
1836
[Derrycarne]
"'Derryfraster wood'… 'Inchmurrin,' a large island partly wooded."䄀杵牨ࡹ
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: C001,1,4
1836
Derrycarne Demesne
Rec. Name:AL Leathanach: C001,1,3
1836
Derrycarne Demesne
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Derrycarn Demesne
BS:AL
1836
Derrycarney Demesne
HC Rep. R. Shannon:AL
1836
Derrycarn Demesne
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Derrycarn Demesne
CM:AL
1836
Derrycarn, Derycarne
Map 1824 (Nisbett):AL
1836
Dair-a carn,
'the heaps of oak'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Derrycarne
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Doire cairn, charna
pl:AL
1836
Doire Carna,
'oakwood of the carn or heap'
OD:AL
1836
Derrycarne
"Mr Nesbitt wishes to have this townland spelt 'Derrycarne'." [OC] "He may go and hang himself." [OD] [líne deireanach scriosta amach.] "Since he wishes it." [an 'e' deireanach scríofa i ndúch dearg.]
OD (corr.):AL
1836
[Derrycarne]
"'Derryfraster wood'… 'Inchmurrin,' a large island partly wooded."
Desc. Rem.:AL
1837
Derrycarne (Nisbett)
Top. Dict. Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 28

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