BROWSE
townland
Dún Shíoda
genitive: Dhún Shíoda
(Irish)
Dunheeda
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the fort of Síoda

    Síoda – ainm pearsanta Gaelach.

    ME002-022---- : Ringfort - rath : DUNHEEDA

  • English

    the fort of Síoda

    Síoda – Gaelic personal name.

    ME002-022---- : Ringfort - rath : DUNHEEDA

Centrepoint

53.8866, -6.75105latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1776
Dunhida
Anthony Preston Lord Viscount Gormanstown ... the Nobber Estate that is to say all those Lands and Hereditaments known and destinguished by the name of Garmanagh Lauffin upper Garmanagh Holestown Colledge Lurginagh Mullinagree Clogreagh and Mullin[ ] [Polemurrary?] Derrigmason Carretobber Killatymore Killa[ ] Coumak[ ] ... Whitewoods and Muff Rath Gillian Sellersook Camoge Killbride Spiddall Sloanstown Ardinagh Rowlagh Kilnalun Dunhida the Mill and Mill Lands [Leartagh?] ... upper and lower Ballanamore and Nobber ... Armagh Bregagh and Mullagh ... Morgallion
CGn. 312.89.207466
1777
Dunhida
Anthony Cruise of Spiddall ... Killnalun Rowlagh and Dunhida situate in the Barony of Morgallion
CGn. 326.109.214397
1781
Dunhida
Gormanagh ... Lauffin ... Upper Germanagh Hollestown College ... Lurgenagh Mullenagree Cloghreagh ... Mullandrum & Polammay ... Dorigmason Caritobber and Killatymore ... Cournahave and Courleeah ... White Wood ... Muff ... Rathgillian ... Camoge ... Killbride ... Spiddull ... Killnalunn and Dunhida ... Loarlagh ... Culletagh ... upper and lower Ball[e?]namore
CGn. 339.93.227094
1816
Dunheeda
Dunheeda, Carrickleck, Rooley, Kilnalun, Lisnahethernagh (Cavan), Curraghtubber
Longfield Maps
1827
Dunheda
TAB
1836
[Dunheeda]
"…Dunheeda Fort stands near its S. W. side…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Mí041,21
1836
Dun-heed-a
pron.:AL Leathanach: Mí041,21
1836
Dunheeda
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí041,21
1836
Dunheeda
BS:AL Leathanach: Mí041,21
1836
Dunheeda
dúch dearg:AL Leathanach: Mí041,21
1836
Dun síoda, 'Sheedy's fort'
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí041,21

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