Duibhlios/Difflin

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townland

Duibhlios

genitive: Dhuibhleasa

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(Irish)

Difflin

(English)

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Glossary

dubh, dú-, duí-

English black

lios

English ring-fort, enclosure

Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Ráth Bhoth Thuaidh/Raphoe North

municipal district

Leifear–Srath an Urláir/Lifford–Stranorlar

civil parish

Ráth Bhoth/Raphoe

electoral division

Ráth Bhoth/Raphoe

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

black ring-fort

Is cosúil gur forbairt déanach atá taobh thiar de na foirmeacha Béarlaithe in -n deiridh.
English

black ring-fort

The anglicised forms of the name finishing in -n seem to be a late development.

Centrepoint

54.8744, -7.57956latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1654	Diffles	CS III Leathanach: 44 Civil Survey III. Counties of Donegal, Londonderry and Tyrone. (ed. Simington, 1937) Bliain: 1654
1655	Duffles	DS Down Survey (Barony Maps - Hiberniae Regnum, 1654, cóipeanna a rinne an tSuirbhéireacht Ordanáis ó na bunchóipeanna i bPáras, 1908) Bliain foilsithe: 1655-7
1655	Diffles	DS (Terr.) Down Survey Terrier (Reeves Collection) Bliain: 1655c
1660c	Diffles	BSD (DG) Books of Survey and Distribution (Co. Donegal)
1743	Difflis	CGn. 114.196.78601 Cunninghlam to Gleadowe Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1754	Diffles	CGn. 165.594.113992 Sinclair to Gleadow Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1800	Difflins	CGn. 598.446.411081: Marshall and ors their deed Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1835	Difflin	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1835	Duibh-linn "black pool" "the same as Dublin"	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1835	Difflin "Devlin would be better"	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1835	Difflin	Finné:AL William Fenwick of Raphoe Finné in Ainmleabhair na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Witness is Ordnance Survey Namebooks Tugtar ainm an fhinné / Informant's name is provided.

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