Derryvane, County Armagh
Origin
Ir. Doire Bhán ‘white oakwood’ or Doire Mheáin ‘middle oakwood’ (i.e. between Derrymattry and Derrycaw).
Background
No earlier spellings have come to light, but Rocque’s map of Armagh in 1760 shows Derrymatry, Derryvain and Derrykaw on the road between Kilmagamish and Muckery. The Boundary Survey mapc. 1830 gives Derryvane for this townland, which was then glebe land (OSNB). Doire seems to have been treated as feminine in this name.
References
Kay MuhrAdditional Information
Historical name form
| Old Form | Ref. Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| [?]Derryviny | 1744 | Reg. Deeds abstracts I.699 |
| Derryvain | 1760 | Rocque's Map |
| Derryene | 1835 | Ret. Tds Armstrong's Sur. (OSNB) E9 |
| Derryvane | 1835 | Bnd. Sur. (OSNB) E9 |
| ~Doire Ban ""white oak wood"" | 1835 | J O'D (OSNB) E9 |
- Barony
- Oneilland West
- Parish
- Drumcree
- Parish in 1851
- Drumcree
- Townland
- None
- Place name ID
- 9950
- Place name type
- T