BROWSE
townland
An Ghráinseach Mhór
genitive: na Gráinsí Móire
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Grange More
(English)

Glossary

gráinseach, gráinsigh
English grange, monastic farm
English great, big

Explanatory note

  • English

    the grange, monastic farm

Centrepoint

52.3636, -7.91495latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1541
Mouche Graunge, Little Graunge
F Leathanach: 165
1541
New Grange, Great Grange
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 331
1541
Newgraunge, Greategraunge
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 332
1542
Nova Grangia, Magna Grangia
COD Leathanach: IV.240
1542
New Grange, Great grange
F Leathanach: 338
1561
Newegraunge, the great Graunge
F Leathanach: 391
1566
Great Grange
F Leathanach: 938
1578
the Newe Grange, the Great Grange
F Leathanach: 3377
1583
the New Graunge, the Great Graunge
F Leathanach: 4168
1583
Great Grange
F Leathanach: 4141
1588
le great Grainge
Inq. Leathanach: I.196
1588
little grange
Inq. Leathanach: I.200
1589
le great graunge, le great granndge
Inq. Leathanach: I.118
1589
little Graundg, little Graundge
Inq. Leathanach: I.119
1605
New-Grange, Great-Grange
CPR Leathanach: XII.24.53a
1605
the Great Grange
CPR Leathanach: XIV.27.54b
1605
Little Grange
CPR Leathanach: XIV.27.55a
1654
Grangmore
CS I Leathanach: I.350,353,356,359
1654
Grangebegg
CS I Leathanach: I.350
1654
Grangbeg
CS I Leathanach: I.351
1654
Graingmore
CS I Leathanach: I.353
1654
Graingebegg
CS I Leathanach: I.358
1654
Grangemore
CS I Leathanach: 359
1655
Grangmore
DS
1655
Grangemore
DS (s) (TÁ)
DS (s) (TÁ)
1659
Grangmore
Cen. Leathanach: 311
1660c
Grangemore
BSD Leathanach: 147
1660c
Grangebeg
BSD Leathanach: 148
1665-6
Grangebeg
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 26
1665-6
Grangemore
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 27
1666-7
Grange-more
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 86
1668
Grangemore
ASE Leathanach: 170
1720
Grangemore
CGn. Leathanach: 29.145.16519
1720
Grangebegg
CGn. Leathanach: 64.274.43808
1840
Grange Beg, More
BS:AL
1840
gráinseach bheg, mhór
dúch:AL
1985
ˌgreːnʤˈmoːr
Áit.

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