BROWSE
townland
Driseán
genitive: Dhriseáin
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Drishane
(English)

Explanatory note

  • English

    bramble, (place of) brambles?

Centrepoint

52.5156, -8.08026latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1550
Drisen
Sen. Búrc. Leathanach: 159 ??
1607
Drissanemore, Drissanebegg
CPR Leathanach: 108b
1654
Drishane
CS II Leathanach: 12, 14
1654
Drissane
CS II Leathanach: 13
1657
Drishane
DS
1659
Drissane
Cen. Leathanach: 325
c.1660
Drishane
BSD (TÁ) Leathanach: 91
1665-6
Drissone
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 65
1666-7
Drysane
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 126
1668
Drishan
ASE Leathanach: 144.44
1840
Drishane
BS:AL
1840
'a place full of brambles'
OD:AL
1840
Driseán
OD:AL
1840
Driseán
pl:AL
1989
drəˈʃaːn
Áit.
1989
drɪˈʃaːn
Áit.

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