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Post subject: What Greaghclaugh means  Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 7:53 am |
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I was hoping that someone might be able to tell me what the two words mean? I was thinking it meant marshy area with rocks. Would that be correct?
Thanks
I am from oz by the way
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Post subject: Re: What Greaghclaugh means Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:50 pm |
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Claugh looks like a distortion of cloch alright, meaning stone.
Greagh I'm not so sure about. I'll leave that to the higher expers.
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Post subject: Re: What Greaghclaugh means Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:27 pm |
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As a "gaelgóir" i'd say Riasc le Clochanna (Marsh with rocks). I've never heard of those exact words "Greagh claugh" though
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Tracey60
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Post subject: Re: What Greaghclaugh means Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:25 am |
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Greaghclaugh is in Killinkere, Cavan. I notice there are a few places around there that start with Greagh
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Gael
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Post subject: Re: What Greaghclaugh means Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:04 pm |
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After a bit of research twas clear to me the answer!
Gréach na Cloch
(not sure of the form of the second part but I know the English!)
Slope of the rocks!
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Tracey60
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Post subject: Re: What Greaghclaugh means Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 6:49 am |
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Its been a while..thankyou for that.
I visited this place Greaghclaugh a few weeks ago and it is slopey or hilly but not many rocks, probably been taken away as its all improved pastures now.
I have another one for anyone who can answer this too or at least speculate. Its Galloncurran lough. Where did that name come from? Its only a small lough in Greaghclaugh co cavan. Greaghclaugh consists really of a couple of close hills and the lough with its bog around it. I was wondering if the gallon came from the english measurement . This lough has pike in it. I was delighted to walk around this place and find an old road that sort of disappeared onto someones property. The road had to be from the 1700 or 1800's . The cobblestone was hidden underneath grass and the stone wall had big trees growing out of it and covered in vegetation. You coud see that a road cut through though and when i looked closer and pulled away vegetation, I found the stone and also found one of those little stone step things that you get over the wall with. I was doing some ancestral visitations so finding this was wonderful
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