BROWSE
townland
Doire na Saor
genitive: Dhoire na Saor
(Irish)
Derrynaseer
(English)

Glossary

English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket

Centrepoint

54.4477, -8.1642latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
"Cf. Ao, Ca, TE P: Kiltoghert b: Leitrim "
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Doire-na-saor = Wood of the carpenters. The ‘Saor,’ builder or carpenter, was an important individual in an age, when buildings were nearly always made of wood. "
Nóta
1817
Dernaseer
Larkin
1836
Dernaseer
HCER 1820:AL
1836
Dairr na sior
'the carpenter's oak'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Derrynacier
White, S.:AL
1836
Doire na saor
['ee' ós cionn 'ao']
pl:AL
1836
Doire na saor
'oak wood of the carpenters'
OD:AL
<s>1836<s>
<s>Dairr na heirke<s>
Plan:AL
1836
Derrynaseer
OD:AL
1836
Dair na sior
Plan:AL

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