BROWSE
civil parishtownland
Leathráth
genitive: Leathrátha
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Larah
(English)

Glossary

leath, leith
English half, side
ráth, ráith
English ring-fort

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

53.9791, -7.18728latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1396
Learach
CPL
1412
Leachtrach
CPL
1412
Lectrach
CPL
1428
Leachra
Ann. Ult.
1642
Laragh parish
Dep. 1641
1652
Parish of Larha
Comm. Surv.
1685
Laragh
Hib. Del.
c.1700
i bporaisde Leathra
Gen. Hist. O'Reilly
1709
Larha
Drung and Larha
Carvaghs Leathanach: 64, 66
1737
Paraste lara
LN
1836
Larah
"see county general book" [OD Nóta];
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Larha
Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Larah
HCER 1826:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Laragh
Rec. Name:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Laughreagh
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Leathrach
"O'Reilly Pedigree" ÓD:AL
OC:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Leath rath
"Half-fort" ÓD:AL
OC:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Laragh
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Larha
Co. List 1790:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Larragh
Coote Co. Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Laragh
Carlisle Top Dic:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Laragh
Irish Eccl. Reg. 1824:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Laragh
DS:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Larra
Eccl. Annals 1620:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Laragh
Eccl. Annals 1626:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Larah
Beaufort:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Laragh
Pop. Rep. 1821:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Larah
Seward Top. Hib.:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Larah
Beauf. Mem.:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Larra[h]gh
Coote Co. Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Larrhagh
Coote Co. Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca047,1
1836
Leath Thráth
Chas siad le chéile ag Laragh...do fhreagair sí go raibh air a leath thrath...
LSO (Ca) Leathanach: 56\123
1836
Laragh / Leathra
The Parish of Laragh is called Leathra in the O'Reilly Pedigree, which exactly corresponds with the present prounounciation in the Country.
LSO (Ca) Leathanach: 55\120
1836
Laragh
LSO (Ca) Leathanach: 61\136
1836
Laragh
LSO (Ca) Leathanach: 63\140
2011
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