BROWSE
townland
Achadh Droma Gamhna
genitive: Achadh Droma Gamhna
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Aghadrumgowna or Calf Field
(English)

Centrepoint

54.0063, -7.18341latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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Nior aimsíodh an logainm san fhoinse seo: Inq. Ult. (Ca)
Nóta
1609-1610
Aghdromgawnagh
MEC
1652
Aghodrimegawna
Comm. Surv.
1660c
Aghadromgownagh
BSD (Ca) Leathanach: 202
1666
Agherdromgawnagh
ASE Leathanach: 82
1709
Aughudrumganna
Carvaghs Leathanach: 56
1836
Aghedrumgawna
DS:AL Leathanach: Ca047,13
1836
Aghodrimegawna
Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca047,13
1836
[Calf Field or Aghadrumgowna]
"Contains two giant's graves" [Situation];
Situation:AL Leathanach: Ca047,13
1836
Caulfield
"all corrupt" [pl];
TAB Leathanach: Ca047,13
1836
Calfield
GJ Assess. 1824:AL (Ca) Leathanach: Ca047,13
1836
Achadh dhroma gamhna, 'field of the calf's ridge'
"calf-field" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca047,13
1836
Caufield
Rec. Name:AL Leathanach: Ca047,13
1836
Achadh dhroma gamhna
pl:AL Leathanach: Ca047,13
1836
Aghadrumgowna or Calf Field
"See OD letter 9 June 1836" [dúch]; "Find this name in the Down Survey and in the Commonwealth Survey" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca047,13
1836
Caufield
"all corrupt" [pl];
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca047,13
1836
Caufield
"all corrupt" [pl];
Erskine, Rev.:AL Leathanach: Ca047,13
1836
Caufield
"all corrupt" [pl];
Brady, Rev. H.:AL Leathanach: Ca047,13
1836
Caulfield
"all corrupt" [pl];
Agent:AL Leathanach: Ca047,13
1836
Caulfield
"all corrupt" [pl];
Freeholders (Ca) Leathanach: Ca047,13
1836
Caufield
This is a peasant translation of Aghadrumgowna which means Field of the Calf's Ridge. Now I say that this ought to be made Calf-field or its original Irish name should be restored. Calf is pronounced Cauf by the country people in the southern and eastern parts of this County
LSO (Ca) Leathanach: 63\140
1836
Aghadrumgowna
LSO (Ca) Leathanach: 63\140

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