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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the trench, ravine of Ciarán
Ciarán — ainm pearsanta.
Ciallaíonn an focal Béarla decoy lochán a bhfuil líontáin feistithe air chun breith ar éanlaithe fiáine. Áit ar leith ab ea Clais Chiaráin de réir iontráil 1786.
Tá paiste mór drochthalún in oirthear an bhaile fearainn seo mar a raibh loch tráth, is dócha. ** ***Loch (nó Loch Tí) Caorach, 'lake of [the house of] (the) sheep (pl.)', b'fhéidir, an sean-logainm atá le feiscint in iontrálacha 1534–1654.
Cf. Logainmneacha na hÉireann III, 167. - English
the trench, ravine of Ciarán
Ciarán — personal name.
The English word decoy signifies a lake on which nets are arranged to trap wildfowl. Clais Chiaráin was a separate place according to the entry from 1786.
There is a large patch of poor ground in the east of the townland where there was once a lake. The old placename seen in entries 1534–1654 appears to be ** ***Loch (nó Loch Tí) Caorach, 'lake of [the house of] (the) sheep (pl.)'.
Cf. Logainmneacha na hÉireann III, 167.
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Historical references
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the lake of Loghtyksaragh
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CS I Leathanach: 307
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1519 |
Loghkyrraghe
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CAInislounaght Leathanach: 7
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1534-1535 |
Loghekyraghe
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Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: I.33
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1534-1535 |
grang' de Logh Kyroyh
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Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: I.34
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1542 |
Loghkyraghe
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COD Leathanach: IV.240
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1576 |
Loghkiraghe
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F Leathanach: 2845
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1577 |
Loghkeragh al. Loghtikeraghe
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F Leathanach: 3121
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1583 |
Loghtikerraghe
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F Leathanach: 4141
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1591 |
Loghkeraghe al. Loghtikearaghe
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F Leathanach: 5591
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1618 |
Loghekeragh
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CPR Leathanach: 411b
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1618 |
Loghkeragh orse Loghtikearagh
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CPR Leathanach: 411b
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1761 |
the Decoy
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CGn. Leathanach: 214.176.140685
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1786 |
a track of ground commonly called the decoy (21 acres) and a piece of ground known as Clashkeeran (12 acres)
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CGn. Leathanach: 379.361.253367
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1840 |
Decoy
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1989 |
dəˌdiːˈkəi, dəˈkəi
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1989 |
dəˌkəiˈbɑgz
'bogs'
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