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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the (oak-)wood of Cantún?
Cantún — sloinne (< Canton na nAngla-Normannach)?An sloinne Angla-Normannach Canton atá sa cháilitheoir anseo, is cosúil. Féach na samplaí seo a leanas ó Loch Garman: ‘Gaspar Canton’, ‘James Canton’ sna Fiants (16ú haois) agus ‘David de Cannteton’, ‘David de Caunton’ sa Calendar of Justiciary Rolls (14ú haois).
Ní dócha gurb é an sloinne Angla-Normannach Condon atá ann; Condún an fhoirm choitianta Ghaeilge de sin.
Is éard atá i gceist ag Ó Donnabháin leis an nóta 1838 ‘Fitz Anthony’ ná gur mheas sé go bhféadfadh sé gur réadú é 1655 ‘Derrycantan’, srl., ar Doire Mhic Antáin “the (oak-)wood of Mac Antáin (< Fitz Anthony)”. An t-ainm athartha seo is bunús leis an logainm Gaeilge bf, b Baile Mhic Andáin (#1411901) i gCill Chainnigh (< 1224 ‘Thomas Fitz Anthony’, Seanascal Laighean; díol spéise go dtagraíonn ainm Béarla an bhaile, Thomastown, don duine ceanann céanna). Cf., b’fhéidir, ‘Lawrence Anthony’ i bparóiste Achadh Bhó in Griffith’s Valuation.
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Historical references
1655 |
Derrycantan
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1660c |
Derrycanton
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BSD (La) Leathanach: 148
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1667 |
moiety of Derrycanton
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1712 |
Dericanton
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CGn. Leathanach: 9.299.3678
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1838 |
Derry, oak wood, and Canton, a family name
"Fitz Anthony" [dúch]
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OD:AL Leathanach: La046,13
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1838 |
Derrycanton
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OD:AL Leathanach: La046,13
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1838 |
Derrycanton
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BS:AL Leathanach: La046,13
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1838 |
Derrycanton
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Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: La046,13
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1838 |
Derrycantan
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DS:AL Leathanach: La046,13
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1838 |
Derrycanton
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Despard:AL Leathanach: La046,13
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2004 |
(Derry)ˈcɑnton
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2004 |
(Derry)ˈcanton
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