Doire Fhada/Derryad

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townland

Doire Fhada

genitive: Dhoire Fhada

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(Irish)

Derryad

(English)

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Glossary

doire

English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket

fada

English long

Hierarchy

county

An Longfort/Longford

barony

Maigh Dumha/Moydow

civil parish

Cill na Sí/Killashee

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

long (oak-)wood
Doire Fhada Mhic Mhuircheartaigh, 'the long (oak-)wood of Mac Muircheartaigh', an fhoirm Ghaeilge atá le feiscint in iontráil 1620, is dócha.
Tá ceithre bhaile fearainn dar chéad eilimint doire taobh le chéile anseo, mar atá Doire Fhada, Doire Eochaille, Doire na Sceach, agus Doire Airt
English

long (oak-)wood
Doire Fhada Mhic Mhuircheartaigh, 'the long (oak-)wood of Mac Muircheartaigh', is the Irish form seen in the entry from 1620.
There are four neighbouring townlands here with the first element doire, namely Doire Fhada, Doire Eochaille, Doire na Sceach, and Doire Airt

Centrepoint

53.6572, -7.88621latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1612	Derry	Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1 Ionchoisní Chúige Laighean (1826) - Inquisitionum in officio rotulorum cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum repertorium I Bliain: 1595 -1698, Bliain: 1550C-1690
1620	Derryda McNoriertagh	CPR Leathanach: 468a Calendar of Patent Rolls of James I Bliain: 1603–23, Pubref: BÁC, 1966, Teideal iomlán: Irish Patent Rolls of James I: Facsimile of the Irish Record Commission's Calendar prepared prior to 1830
1622	Derradda	CPR Leathanach: 533a Calendar of Patent Rolls of James I Bliain: 1603–23, Pubref: BÁC, 1966, Teideal iomlán: Irish Patent Rolls of James I: Facsimile of the Irish Record Commission's Calendar prepared prior to 1830
1659	Dirradda	Cen. Leathanach: 460 A census of Ireland, circa 1659: with supplementary material from the poll money ordinances (1660-1661), eag. S. Pender (1939) Bliain foilsithe: 1939, Údar: S. Pender, Áit foilsithe: Dublin
1813	Derrad	Edgeworth A map of the county of Longford, William Edgeworth (1813); 4 leathanach (W. Faden, Londain a d’fhoilsigh, 1814)
1837c.	Derryadd	BS:AL Imleabhar: C99, Leathanach: 77 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1837c.	Derrad	Edgeworth Map:AL A map of the county of Longford, William Edgeworth (1813) ex AL
1837c.	Daire Fada, 'The Long Oak'	Quinn, E.:AL Finné in AL
1837c.	Doire Fhada, 'long (Derry or oak wood'	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1837c.	Dur Fhada	pl:AL Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1908	Doire fhada 'long wood' O'Donovan makes doire feminine, and therefore 'f' is aspirated	MacGivney Leathanach: 98 Place names of the County Longford. Correctly spelled in Irish and fully explained in English, with notes and illustrations by Rev. Joseph MacGivney
2008	deriˑˈad	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-

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