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Diméin Phort Reachrann
Portraine Demesne
Demesne of the Port of Reachrainn (Lambay Island). 'Port' denotes a harbour or landing place; 'Reachrainn' is the Irish name for Lambay Island; 'Diméin' refers to demesne, the manorial estate land retained by a feudal lord.
Portraine Demesne derives its name from Port Reachrainn, meaning the port or harbour of Reachrainn—the Irish name for nearby Lambay Island. The 'diméin' element indicates demesne lands, a feature of the Norman feudal system that dominated the region after 1170. The settlement sits within Nethercross barony, part of medieval Fingal (Fine Gall), established as a Scandinavian-Norse enclave by the ...
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