Gréach Raithin/Greaghrahan

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Hierarchy

townland

Gréach Raithin

genitive: Ghréach Raithin

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(Irish)

Greaghrahan

(English)

Capitalise

Glossary

gréach

English rough pasture-land?

Hierarchy

county

An Cabhán/Cavan

barony

Lucht Tí Íochtarach/Loughtee Lower

civil parish

Droim Leathan/Drumlane

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

hill? of (the) bracken
Ní cinnte brí an fhocail gréach
English

hill? of (the) bracken
The meaning of gréach is uncertain

Centrepoint

54.0907, -7.54632latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1660c	Greaghrane	BSD Books of Survey and Distribution Bliain: 1660c
1709	Greaghrahan	Carvaghs A List of the several Baronies and Parishes in the County of Cavan, with…Carvaghs contained in each Bliain: 1790, Nóta: Ní fios an dáta cruinn ach tá cuma i bhfad níos luaithe ar na foirmeacha ann ná 1790, Pubref: Henry Ireland, Teideal iomlán: A List of the several Baronies and Parishes in the County of Cavan, with all the Denominations of Land in each or Parish, Alphabetically arranged, Together, with Carvaghs contained in each Denomination; Carefully extracted from an Original Manuscript. MDCCIXO
1836	Gartraghan	BS:AL Leathanach: Ca020,59 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Gartraghan	Cess Bk:AL Leathanach: Ca020,59 Cess Book, fianaise in AL / evidence in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks
1836	Greaghrahan	TAB Leathanach: Ca020,59 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	Greaghrahan	Printed List 1790:AL Leathanach: Ca020,59 Printed List 1790, foinse in AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1836	Greaghrahen	Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca020,59 Commonwealth Survey, foinse in AL (Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook)
1836	Greuch ratháin	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca020,59 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	Greuch raithnighe, 'mountain plain of the ferns'	dúch (scriosta):AL Leathanach: Ca020,59 Nóta i ndúch in AL agus é scriosta/Note in ink in AL (crossed out)
1836	Greaghrahan	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca020,59 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

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