Overview
Indicated — Dranagh is recorded as Field boundary in Carlow. According to local information there is a possible field system at this location. However, the evidence suggests that the field boundary, which consists of a drystone wall, approximately 3 courses high, post dates the 1st (1839) ed.
Who lived here and when
The saved account records: However, the evidence suggests that the field boundary, which consists of a drystone wall, approximately 3 courses high, post dates the 1st (1839) ed.
Homes and daily life
The saved account records: This field and the field immediately to the E and S have become neglected and are heavily overgrown with gorse/scrub.
What was found
The saved account records: According to local information there is a possible field system at this location.
Why it ended
The saved account records: The wall appears to be that which is clearly visible on digitalglobe (viewed 15 August 2016), running ENE-WSW for approximately 100m.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Dranagh matters because the source ties field boundary to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: It forms the S boundary of a field which is indicated on the 2nd (1905) ed.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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