BROWSE
townland
Dreastarnach
genitive: Dhreastarnaí
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Dresternagh
(English)

Glossary

dris, driseog, drisleach, driseach, driseachán, drisín, dreas, driseán
English bramble, briar

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

54.0557, -7.28239latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1609
drosternan
MEC
1610
Dresternan
Hill, Plantation
1652
Dresternan
Comm. Surv.
1655-57
Dresternan curkish
DS
1660c
Dresternon & Curkeish
BSD (Ca) Leathanach: 208
1666
Dosternand & Curkish
ASE
1685
Dresternan
Hib. Del.
c.1700
Dresternagh
Carvaghs Leathanach: 55
1825
Derstunan
TAB
1836
Dresiernagh
Clarke Map 1811:AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,71
1836
Dresternagh
CM:AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,71
1836
Dresturnan
["August 1825"];
TAB Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,71
1836
Dresternan
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,71
1836
Dresternan
DS:AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,71
1836
Driostarnan
"A general name for places full of brambles" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,71
1836
Driostarnach
dúch (scriosta):AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,71
1836
Dresternagh
"Consult Indexes: this name occurs often" [OD Nóta]; "generally Dris but Dres occurs too" [pl];
OD:AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,71
1836
Dresturnan
GJ Assess. 1824:AL (Ca) Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,71
1836
Dresdernan
BS:AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,71
1836
Dresternagh
Printed List 1790:AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,71
1836
Dresternagh
BM:AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,71

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