Garmanach/Garmanagh

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Hierarchy

townland

Garmanach

genitive: Gharmanaí

(Irish)

Garmanagh

(English)

Capitalise

Hierarchy

county

An Mhí/Meath

barony

Machaire Gaileang/Morgallion

civil parish

An Obair/Nobber

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

Dealraíonn sé gur foirm aidiachtúil den fhocal garman atá sa logainm seo, s.v. garman (dil.ie/25413) (a) a weaver's beam, .i. the place of beams. D’fhéadfaí gur tagairt fáthchiallach é do ghné ineacht den timpeallacht áitiúil.
Cf. (Mu) Coigealach (#40380) Quiglough, (DG) Gort na Coigile (#16490) Gortaquigley, (Mí) An Choigealach (#38268) Quigelagh.
English

This placename appears be an adjectival form of the word garman, s.v. garman (dil.ie/25413) (a) a weaver's beam, i.e. the place of beams. Possibly a figurative reference to some aspect of the local environment.
Cf. (Mu) Coigealach (#40380) Quiglough, (DG) Gort na Coigile (#16490) Gortaquigley, (Mí) An Choigealach (#38268) Quigelagh.

Centrepoint

53.8486, -6.76621latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1591	Garmanaghe Pardon to … <br> Wm, ban O Carrolan, of Garmanaghe… <br> Donyl Beily, of Curnesaske, <br> James Duffe m;Henry more, of Rouske, Tho. Duffe, of same, <br> Fayle Duffe, of Dromcorraghe, <br> Chr. Veldon, of Raffin, Wm. Yeldon, Patr. Erwarde, of same, <br> Chr. Plunckett, of Breaghveie, <br> Ferrall oge Gowe, of Ardnaghbreige, Edw. Plunckett, Donyll Gowe, Terlagh boy Gowe, of same, … <br> Collo M'Mahon, of Legan, <br> Rich. m'Cahill M'Ekey, of Cormy, Henry m'Bryan ne Mointe M'Ekey, of same, and <br> Alexander Plunckett, of Ardmaghbreige. <br> Security in cos. Meath and Cavan, as in 4943. Not to pardon murder, burglary, or arson, except to : Chr. Plunkett, Edward Walshe, Tho. Duffe, Dionysius Doin, Donill O Reily, James Duffe, Faile Duffe, Tho. Duffe, of Rouskie, F 5560	F Fiants: Calendar to Fiants of reign of Henry VIII. 1510-47...of Queen Elizabeth. 1558-1603'. In RDK (1875-90) Nóta eolais: Tagraítear d'uimhir ailt (ó am go chéile, nuair a théann an t-alt thar bhreis agus leathanach amháin, tagraítear d'alt agus do leathanach) / Reference to article number (occasionally, when the article extends over more than one page, the article and page number are given)., Áit foilsithe: London, Bliain foilsithe: 1875-90
1630	lez Gormanaghs Gerald Aylmer de Donadae in co' Kildare ... Patric' Barnwall ... Nobber ... Spiddall, Killbride, Syllersough, Camock, Cloghreagh, Termon, ambabʒ lez Gormanaghs ... little Nobber, Butlerston, Argill, Rathlighan, Leonenaci, Cabragh, & 60 acr' quonda vocat' "Barnewall's land" ... "Teeling's land" ... 800 acr' ... Armagh ... Cregg ...	Inq. Lag. CI 62 Ionchoisní Chúige Laighean (1826) - Inquisitionum in officio rotulorum cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum repertorium I Bliain: 1595 -1698, Bliain: 1550C-1690
1654	Old Garmenagh	CS V 334 Civil Survey V, Co. Meath (ed. Simington, 1940) Bliain: 1654
1667	the 2 Garmanaghes 51. GEORGE BRIGSTOCK…the manor, town, and lands of Nobber, Spiddall, the 2 Garmanaghes, Moyhand the Woods, Little Nobber, Rathglihane, and Leonenace, 1 ,884…Sellersooke, 170 a…Kilbride, 264 a…Cammock, 84 a…Cloghreagh, 8 poles, 669 a…Tarmon, 8 poles, 800 a…the mill of Oldtowne…chief rent out of Ardmaghbregagh…Cregg; bar. Morgallen, co. Meath— Total quantity in co. Meath, 5,554 a… ASE 99	ASE Abstracts of Grants of Lands..under the Acts of Settlement and Explanation, A.D.1666-1684 (Appendix to Fifteenth Annual Report from the Commissioners of Public Records of Ireland, 45-280; 1825) Bliain: 1666-84
1701	Upper Germanaghs, Lower Germanaghs Co. Meath, barony of Morgallon. Nobber, Killbride, Camocke, Sellersooke, Spidall, Moygh, Whitewood, Upper Germanaghs, Lower Germanaghs, Lemenace, the 8 poles of Termon, and the 8 poles of Cloghreagh; 40/- chief rent out of Ardmaghbreagh, and 13/4 chief rent out of Cregg	Gormanston Papers 508 'Gormanston papers' in Analecta Hib., no. 25 (1967)
1710	Garmanaghs William Weldon and Peter Sexton (Midlesex GB) John Osborne of Drogheda Esq. ... Anthony Lord Visct. Gormanstowne ... Mannor towne and lands of Nobber, Kilbride, Spiddall, Clockiny[e], Moigh, and the woods thereunto belonging, White Wood, the Upper - forenoon Garmanaghs, the Lower Garmanaghs, Leonenace, the Eight Poles of Torman, the Eight Poles of Cloghreagh ... Ardmagh=breagh ... Gregg lyeing and being in the Barony of Morgallion	CGn. 8.51.1754 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1728	Gormanaghs, Lower Gormanags John Caddington of Oldbridge (Meath) Fraces his wife and Arthur Dobbs of Castledobbs (Antrim) .. Viscount Gormanston ... Nobber, Kilbride, Spiddal, Moigh ... Whitewood and Upper Gormanaghs, the Lower Gormanags, Leonenace, the Eight Poles of Tarmon and the Eight Poles of Cloghreagh ... Ardmagh Bregagh ... Cregg ... Carnnock and Sollorsook	CGn. 57.484.39352 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1812	Gormallough	Larkin (Mí) A Map of the County of Meath in the Province of Leinster in Ireland by William Larkin Bliain foilsithe: 1812
1816	Gurmenagh Whitewood, College, Cloghmacoo, Cloghrea, Raith, Carrickleck	Longfield Maps MS 21 F. 14 / (064) Longfield Map Collection by John Longfield, John Brownrigg, Thomas Murray et al, Land Surveyors, ca 1770-1840. An Leabharlann Náisiúnta (NLI), féach http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000282687
1826	Germana	TAB Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1836	Germanagh	BS:AL Leathanach: Mí086,18 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Garmanach, 'Germanic (why so called?)	OD:AL Leathanach: Mí086,18 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
1836	Gearmanach [scriosta]	OD:AL Leathanach: Mí086,18 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
1836	Garmanagh	OD:AL Leathanach: Mí086,18 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
1836	Ger man agh	pron.:AL Leathanach: Mí086,18 Pronunciation in AL Bliain: 1830-40
1836	[Garmanagh] "There are 3 insignificant forts…"	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Mí086,18 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40

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