BROWSE
townland
Tor Beithigh
genitive: Thor Beithigh
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Turbeagh
(English)

Glossary

tor, toraigh
English tall rock, steep rocky height; bush, clump

Centrepoint

52.24, -8.25879latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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Dhealródh sé ar fhormhór na fianaise luaithe gurb é beithigh (is é sin, logthuiseal beitheach) is bonn leis an dtarna heilimint, -beagh, dála Currabeha (I 53.2). Tá bríonna éagsúla le tor (DIL), ina measc brí AL: OD.
Nóta
4/5/1767
Torbay
CEP Leathanach: XII 36.3.4
1610c.
Torbehy
Chan. Pl. Leathanach: U 53
1610
Torbeighie
CPR Leathanach: 194-a
1641-7
Torbeghy(s.n. Edmond Conden)
Outlaws Leathanach: 331
1642
Turbegh
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: I 128v
1642
Turbegh
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: IV 49r
1642
Tarbay
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: VI 258r
1659
Torbehey
Cen.
1660c.
Turbehy (AL)
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 136
1665
Turbehy
(Rice)
Sub. Roll Leathanach: 3
1670
Torbey als Turbehe
ASE Leathanach: 223-a
1683
Townelaghy (sic)
Hib. Del.
1732
Torbey
CGn. Leathanach: 69..232..48075
1735
Torbay (s.n. Devereux Spratt)
Cloyne Wills Leathanach: 163
1750
Curbeagh (sic)
Smith Map Co Leathanach: II 130
1750
Turbey
Smith Map Co
1785
Torbay
CGn. Leathanach: 361.414.245217
1811
Turbeh (AL)
Bath Map
1831
Torbeigh
TAB Leathanach: 74
1840
Turbeagh
BS:AL Leathanach: 1 35
1840
tuar beithigh (a scriosta ag OD)
OC:AL
1840
birch-bush
OD:AL

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