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- Sometime in the 9th century AD, Grimsby was settled by Danes. Local folklore claims that the name Grimsby derives from Grim, a Danish (as an old term closer to "Viking") fisherman. The common toponymic suffix -by is derived from the Old Norse word býr for village (compare with Norwegian: by, Danish: by and Swedish: by).
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Grafton Street, developed by the Dawson family, it is named after the Earls of Grafton who owned land in the area. Its Irish name is Sráid Grafton. Pearse Street, originally called Moss Lane, then Great Brunswick Street, it was renamed after Pádraig Pearse. Its Irish name is Sráid an Phiarsaigh.
Mar 14, 2021 · Medieval Grimsby did not have town walls. It was too small and was protected by the marshy land around it. However, the town did have a ditch. (The street name ‘gate’ does not mean a gate in a wall. It is a corruption of the Danish word ‘gata’ meaning street. Deansgate was Danes gata or street). However, in the 15th century, The Haven ...
Queen’s county replaced Laoighis, now Laois. Surveyors translated the name from the Irish to the English to try and preserve the original (often descriptive) meaning. Doire an Ghlastoir on the border of Tipperary and Offaly became Gloster Wood, whilst Caislean an Ridire in Wicklow became Knight’s Castle. Surveyors ‘murdered’ the name by ...
Dec 18, 2008 · The origin and meaning of place names in Ireland can be tricky to decipher, but they are a vivid reminder of our varied past, with names of Gaelic, Anglo-Norman, English, Scottish and even Viking origin. Because many were translated phonetically into English, it can take a little detective work to get to their meaning, but doing so can reveal a lot about the place that bears the name.
Grimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town and the administrative centre of North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England. Grimsby adjoins the town of Cleethorpes directly to the south-east forming a conurbation. Grimsby is 45 mi (72 km) north-east of Lincoln, 33 mi (53 km) (via the Humber Bridge) south-south-east of Hull, 28 mi (45 km) south ...
- 86,138 (2021 Census)
- Yorkshire and the Humber
Placenames. In Ireland, loyalty to a place of origin is unusually strong. The history of that loyalty goes back thousands of years, as reflected in the vast collection of traditional place-name lore, dinnseanchas, stories explaining how townlands and parishes got their names. Much of that lore is now collected online at www.logainm.ie.
Jan 23, 2018 · Some feel Grimsby is damned by its name alone, which according to legend derives from its ninth-century Danish founder, Grim. There are, however, big plans to change the town’s fate.
