BROWSE
townland
An Chreig
genitive: na Creige
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cregg
(English)

Glossary

creag, craig, creig, screig
English rock, crag

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the rocky place
    Tá roinnt paistí beaga carraigeacha léirithe anseo ar léarscáil cáilíocht talún ar www.epa.ie

  • English

    the rocky place
    The land-quality map on www.epa.ie shows several patches of rocky ground here

Centrepoint

52.3692, -7.399latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

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Nóta
1359
Le Greggy
COD Leathanach: III. 49
c.1408
Creg
COD Leathanach: IV.177
1412
Crege
COD Leathanach: II.310
1428
the Gregg
COD Leathanach: III.54
1432
Creg
COD Leathanach: III.78
1434
Cregge
COD Leathanach: VI.111
1472-1477
Cregg
COD Leathanach: III. 211
1531
Creig
COD Leathanach: IV.145
1543
? the mill of the Grigge
COD Leathanach: IV.246
1545
Crege
COD Leathanach: IV.287
1546
the Cregge
COD Leathanach: IV.290
1547
the Grege
COD Leathanach: 20 (?)
1547
the Grag
COD Leathanach: V.22
1547-1553
Le Crege
(gan dáta); Ed. VI
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: I. 55
1557
Craig
DS
1633
Cregg
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: II. 135
1633
Craig
PN Decies Leathanach: 281
1637
Kregg
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: III. 41
1654
Cregg
CS I Leathanach: 263, 260, 262, 264
1654
Cregge
CS I Leathanach: 262
1659
Cregg
Cen. Leathanach: 310
c.1660
Creg al . Craige
BSD (TÁ) Leathanach: 118
1665-1666
Cregge
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 30
1666-1667
Cregg
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 82
1680
Le Crege
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: I. 301
1685
Craige
Hib. Del.
1840
Cregg
AL
1840
Creg
pl (glanta)
pl OD:AL
1989
kreg
Áit.

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