BROWSE
townland
An Fraoch
genitive: an Fhraoigh
(Irish)
Freagh
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    ‘the (place of) heather; low scrub growing on moorland’ (féach dil.ie s.v. fráech)

  • English

    ‘the (place of) heather; low scrub growing on moorland’ (see dil.ie s.v. fráech)

Centrepoint

53.4703, -6.94333latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1700
Freagh
Some Good Arable Land, The rest is all Pasture. Noe houses, no Meddow's Nor Fireing upon itt.
Forf. Prop.
1711
Freagh
Robert Edgeworth of Longwood ... Joseph Damor ... Lands of Longwood, Middleburrough, Ballyfoigh, Monymore, Ardagil ... Derryinelugg ... John Barnwall of Knightsbrook ... Freagh
CGn. 8.195.2569
1752
Friegh
Noble & Keenan Co. Map
1752
Friegh
Noble & Keenan Co. Map
1833
Freigh, Friegh
TAB
1836
Fraoch
pl:AL Leathanach: Mí014,10
1836
Freigh
BS:AL Leathanach: Mí014,10
1836
Fraoch, 'a heath'
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí014,10
1836
Freagh
"Compare Indexes." [Nóta OD]
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: Mí014,10

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