BROWSE
townland
An Gruagán
genitive: an Ghruagáin
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Grogan
(English)

Centrepoint

52.1923, -6.42795latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1608
Growgane (Will. Synnotte)
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 97
1619
Grogan (Alex...)
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 99
1639
Grongane (Edw. Hay)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 144 C I
1639
Growgrane
Inq. Lag. Alt: 144 C I
1641c
Grogan (John Hay)
Wexford Rebel List 1641 Leathanach: 31
1654
Grogan (Rob. Hay)
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 304
1659
Groivgan (leg. Growgan
Cen. Leathanach: 538
1666
Grogane (Const. Neale)
ASE Leathanach: 114
1685
Googan
Hib. Del.
1690c
Grogane (Neal)
Quit Rent (LG) Leathanach: 27a
1733
Grogan (Stratford-Westby)
CGn. Imleabhar: 75, Leathanach: 124, Uimhir: 52438
1816
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Níor aimsíodh an logainm san fhoinse seo: Gill(Wexford)
Gill (Wexford)
1821
Grogane (Amiens-Ollney)
CGn. Imleabhar: 827, Leathanach: 95, Uimhir: 556230
1830c
Grogane
Tacumshan II
TAB Leathanach: 3
1840
Grogan
DS:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 41
1840
Grogan
Archer, C.:AL (LG) Teach Coimseáin
1840
Grogan"Compare: occurs more than once." [Nóta OD]
OD (corr.):AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 41
1840
Grogane
BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 41
1840
Grogane
Elrington, C. R., Rev.:AL (LG)
1840
Grogane
GJP:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 41
1840
Grogane
Kehoe:AL (LG)
1840
Grogane
Stafford:AL (LG) Teach Coimseáin
1840
Grogane
Tanner:AL (LG) Teach Coimseáin
1840
Gruagán, 'land producing long coarse grass or sedge'
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 41

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