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My Father was born in Trentagh or Treantagh , Donegal.
Does anyone know what this means in English.
I know the original gaelic name was "Na Treantacha" or "na dTreantach".
From the dictionary I have gathered that Trean means strong in English.

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Treantagh is the correct spelling. Na Tréantacha (g. na dTréantach)....don't forget the fadas in the latter..., located NW of Letterkenny near Church Hill, but don't know what the name means. I'll bet Conor or wombat could help. I'd be curious myself.

Here's what the general area looks like:
http://www.a-wee-bit-of-ireland.com/eire_jan_2004/donegal_sheep.html

Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
Donnacadh

Treantagh, triantach, made up from thirds. I found it as Traintach (no fadas).
regards.
Tom

Treantagh, triantach, made up from thirds. I found it as Traintach (no fadas).
regards.
Tom

According to Gasaitéar na hÉireann: na Tréantacha

Treantagh, ‘trian’ with the termination ‘tach’, meaning a farm made up of thirds. Page 585 Vol 3. Irish names of places, by P.W.Joyce LL.D.
There are 15 townands in this particular volume with the name word trian as part of them and only one has a fada, and that is Treanybrogaun. All the rest, including Treantagh do not. It seems that our sources disagree, so let us agree to disagree?
Regards.
Tom

enfield wrote:Treantagh, ‘trian’ with the termination ‘tach’, meaning a farm made up of thirds. Page 585 Vol 3. Irish names of places, by P.W.Joyce LL.D.
There are 15 townands in this particular volume with the name word trian as part of them and only one has a fada, and that is Treanybrogaun. All the rest, including Treantagh do not. It seems that our sources disagree, so let us agree to disagree?
Regards.
Tom

I got my information directly from the OSI (Ordinance Survey Ireland) and was presented in my previous post exactly as I saw printed. That's all I know. I guess the important thing is we all agree on the town name of Treantagh (no fada). Glad you came up with the meaning. I can't find "trean" (no fada) or "tagh/tach" in my dictionaries, online, or....anywhere.

Sláinte,
Donnacadh

There are lots of Trean,,Threan,Treas,Treagh,Treanna...etc in townlands, it means a third. Also Tagh, …tach, as an ending to a word can sometimes mean, a place of…. or abounding in…
regards.
Tom

enfield wrote:There are lots of Trean,,Threan,Treas,Treagh,Treanna...etc in townlands, it means a third. Also Tagh, …tach, as an ending to a word can sometimes mean, a place of…. or abounding in…
regards.
Tom

GRMA, Tom.