placenamesGrangeford
An Ghráinseach
Lewis preserved two dated references to the parish’s ownership.
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 · non-validated name
- Grangeford · English · main form
Place & story
An inquisition and a later grant
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account of Grangeford cites an inquisition taken in 1601 as evidence that it belonged to Fferdoroghe O’Gormogane. He then records a grant to Sir John Ponsonby in 1669. These are two distinct dated references in his historical summary; they do not by themselves establish an uninterrupted sequence of ownership between the named holders. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Grangeford. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Grangeforth, 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.