BROWSE
townland
Gráinseach na Manach
genitive: Ghráinseach na Manach
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Monksgrange
(English)

Glossary

gráinseach, gráinsigh
English grange, monastic farm

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the grange, monastic farm of the monks
    Gráinseach de chuid mhainistir Inis Leamhnachta (féach iontráil 1534–5, etc.).
    Gráinseach Roibín, 'the grange, monastic farm of Roibín (ainm pearsanta < Rob(b)in na nAngla-Normannach)', ab ainm don chuid sin de bf Ceathrú Choinín is gaire don bhaile fearainn seo.

  • English

    the grange, monastic farm of the monks
    A grange belonging to the abbey of Inishlounaght (see entry 1534–5, etc.).
    Gráinseach Roibín, 'the grange, monastic farm of Roibín (ainm pearsanta < Rob(b)in na nAngla-Normannach)', was the name of that part of bf Carrickconeen closest to this townland.

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52.3449, -7.8096latitude, longitude
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1534-1535
Grange de Enislaunaght
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: I.33
1539-1540
? Grange Monachor
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: I.19
1542
Grange de Inislawnaghe
COD Leathanach: IV.240
1553
the grange of Eneslawnaghe
COD Leathanach: V.72
1576
the Grange of Innyslawnaghe
F Leathanach: 2845
1577
the Grange of Innyslawnaght
F Leathanach: 3121
1583
Grange of Inyslownaght
F Leathanach: 4141
1591
Grange of Innyslawnaght
F Leathanach: 5591
1618
Grange of Innislownaght
CPR Leathanach: 411b
1618
the Grange of Innislawnaght
CPR Leathanach: 411
1654
Grang
CS I Leathanach: 307
1654
Grange
CS I Leathanach: 292, 309, 310, 316
1654
Mounkes Grange
CS I Leathanach: 315, 324, 327
1657
Monkesgrange
DS
1659
Monkesgrange
Cen. Leathanach: 313
1660
Grange al. Monkes Grange
BSD (TÁ) Leathanach: 133
1665-1666
Monkesgrange
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 28
1666-1667
Muncks-Grange
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 85
1669
Monke's Grange
ASE Leathanach: 191 §19
1685
Monksgrange
Hib. Del.
1703
Grange al. Monks Grange
Forf. Est. Leathanach: 358 §13
1710
Monks Grange
CGn. Leathanach: 7.60.1611
1840
Monksgrange
AL
1840
gráinseach na manach
pl (glanta), (pl doléite)
OD:AL
1952
An Gráinseach
PN Decies Leathanach: 263
1989
ˌmo̤ŋksˈgreːnʤ
Áit.

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