BROWSE
townland
An Leargain
genitive: na Leargan
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Largan
(English)

Glossary

learga, leargaidh, leargain
English hillside

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the hillside
    leargain -- foirm chalctha den tuiseal tabharthach nó logthuiseal de learg

  • English

    the hillside
    leargain -- petrified form of the locative or dative case of learg

Centrepoint

53.9644, -9.25217latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1609
Larkan als Carran McAvaghe
le seiceáil
Inq. Leathanach: i, 45
1611
Largin
le seiceáil
Inq. Leathanach: i, 69
1612
Lorgin
le seiceáil
CPR Leathanach: 218a
1617
Lurgan
le seiceáil
Inq. Leathanach: ii, 261
1617
Learga
le seiceáil
CPR Leathanach: 318b
1617
Lorgan
le seiceáil
CPR Leathanach: 333b
1631
Lorgin
le seiceáil
Inq. Leathanach: iii, 377
1633
Lorgin
le seiceáil
Inq. Leathanach: iii, 389
1710c
(?)Larrabrack, mountain called
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 65
1787
(?)Larabrack
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.69, 78
1821
Larragan
TAB Leathanach: §25
1830
Larrigaan
Bald Leathanach: 13
1838
Learagain, 'a hill-side'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME142,1
1838
Learagain
pl:AL Leathanach: ME142,1
1838
Largan
OC (corr.):AL Leathanach: ME142,1
1838
Larrigan
Bald:AL Leathanach: ME142,1
1838
Larigaan
Bald:AL Leathanach: ME142,1
1838
Larrigan
McGeever, Dr. :AL Leathanach: ME142,1
1838
Larragan
Banks, J.:AL Leathanach: ME142,1
1838
Larragan
McGreal, Rev. P.:AL Leathanach: ME142,1
1838
Larragan
BS:AL Leathanach: ME142,1
1838
Larrigan
Bald:AL Leathanach: ME142,1

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