BROWSE
townland
An tSí Riabhach
genitive: na Sí Riabhaí
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Sheerevagh
(English)

Glossary

English streaked, grey

Centrepoint

54.0908, -8.37578latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
1633–6
Shihrevagh
Rentals: Wood-Martin II Leathanach: 165
1655–7
Shireagh and Drumgirry
DS
1666
Sheereagh
ASE Leathanach: 85
1723
Shereagh, Coolboy & Shareagh
CGn. Leathanach: 40.49.24181
1742
Shrareagh
CGn. Leathanach: 110.104.75802
1749
Slieveagh?
Cen. of Elphin Leathanach: 480
1780
Shereagh
CGn. Leathanach: 332.444.225368
1812
Shereagh
CGn. Leathanach: 650.27.444640
1819
Grey Fort
Larkin (Sl)
1824
Greyfort
TAB
1836
Sheerevagh
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl029,43
1836
Sidh Riabhach, 'grey fort'
pl:AL Leathanach: Sl029,43
1836
Sídh riabhach, 'grey hill'
"sidh, a fairy hill" [dúch];
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl029,43
1836
Sheerevagh
"revagh was made reagh throughout Ulster" [dúch];
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl029,43
1836
[Sheerevagh]
"there are six ancient forts in this townland on the central one is a trigonometrical station 357 feet above low water. The fort is called Gray Fort. There is another called Lis[..]sis Fort." [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Sl029,43
1836
‘revagh was made reagh throughout Ulster’
OD:AL
1938
Sidh Riabhach
Elphin PN

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