placenamesGrange
An Ghráinseach
Lewis’s Granshaw account concerns the parish near Newcastle.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- An Ghráinseach · Irish · main form · validated name
- Grange · English · main form
Place & story
A changed estate landscape
Lewis’s 1837 account places Grange, also called Granshaw, northeast of Newcastle on the road to Ballingarry. He recorded that the whole parish had formerly belonged to the Courtenay family, but that most had been sold during the lifetime of the late Earl of Devon. His list of residences included Knockaderry, occupied by J. D. Evans, Chesterfield by Major Sullivan, and Dromin House by Nicholas Meade. The River Deel crossed the parish, with an old bridge and the ruined parish church beside it. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Grange. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Grange or Granshaw, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.