BROWSE
townland
An Rinn
genitive: na Rinne
(Irish)
Rinn
(English)

Glossary

English point, headland

Centrepoint

54.1892, -8.4872latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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Nóta
1836
Ring
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl007,89
1836
In the skirmish which took place in 1798, the French occupied the Camp Hill: the Limerick Militia advanced along the road, without occupying the rocky ground on their right, of which the French took advantage by pushing a body of men to do so, who, opening a heavy fire from behind the rocks on the ground on which Field of Battle is now written, drove the Limerick Men with [...] across the river, into the Union Wood
Desc. Rem.:AL
1836
Ring?
OD:AL
1836
Rinn
OD:AL
1836
Rinn “a point of land”
OD:AL
1836
Rinn
pl:AL
1836
Barony of Liney
Situation:AL

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