BROWSE
townland
Lios Dadanáin
genitive: Lios Dadanáin
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Lisdadanan
(English)

Glossary

English ring-fort, enclosure

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    ring-fort of —
    Ní léir brí dadanáin

  • English

    ring-fort of —
    The meaning of dadanáin is unclear

Centrepoint

53.907, -7.85327latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Lios-Dadanan = Dadanan’s fort. Perhaps from one of the chiefs of the Tuatha-De-Danann or Dadanan tribes. Anyhow Dadanan or Dadnan was formerly a man’s name. The Martyrology of Tallaght has “Dadnan Episcopus Cille Cunga” at April 11th."
Nóta
"Arch. Survey Rath. On the W-facing slope of a drumlin (108)."
Nóta
1590
Listednan
F Leathanach: 5441
1591
Lyscadenan
F Alt: 5545
1611
Liscadenan or Listadenan
CPR Leathanach: 199a
1621
Liscadenan
CPR Leathanach: 518b
1659
Listitudinan
Cen. Leathanach: 564
c1660
Lissadinane
BSD Leathanach: 30
1834
Lisdadinan
TAB Leathanach: 65, Nóta: (61:16/16) recap
1836
Lisdadenan
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Listadnan
BS:AL
1836
Lisdadnan
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Lisdarrial
CM:AL
1836
Liss-dudenaen,
'Dudgeon's fort'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Lios Dădăna//n,
'Dadanan's fort'
OD:AL
1836
Lisdă//dănăn
OD:AL

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