BROWSE
townland
Doire an Leamháin
genitive: Dhoire an Leamháin
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Derrinlevaun
(English)

Glossary

English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket
leamhán, leamhach
English elm-tree

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.8233, -9.32537latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1838
Doire an leamha[.n], 'elm wood'
"Doire is sometimes applied to any kind of wood" [dúch];
OD:AL Leathanach: ME027,23
1838
Derrinleevaun
BS:AL Leathanach: ME027,23
1838
Doire ui mhiacham
"Doire ui mhiacham is the only name I could obtain approaching this. Reserve it" [dúch];
dúch:AL Leathanach: ME027,23
1838
Derrinlevaun
OD:AL Leathanach: ME027,23

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