BROWSE
townland
An Tóin Dubh
genitive: na Tóna Duibhe
(Irish)
Tonduff
(English)

Glossary

dubh, dú-, duí-
English black
tóin, tón
English bottom(-land)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the black bottom(land)?

    Tá na foinsí ina bhfuil an litriú ‘Tom-’ le fáil gaolmhar le chéile ach ní féidir tuaim “tumulus” a chur as an áireamh ar fad anseo. Déantar Ton- de tuaim in áiteanna eile, cuir i gcás 1612 ‘Toamduffe’, 1996 /təunˈduf/ < bf Tuaim Dhubh (Ce) (#3364). Sa chás seo idir chamáin, áfach, is mór an bac é an bhearna san fhianaise idir 1685 ‘Tumduffe’ agus 1816 ‘Tunduff’ agus ní féidir a bheith cinnte faoi bhunús an logainm. Tá mionchur síos san Fhardal Seandálaíochta ar iarsmaí daonna a fuarthas i dtuaisceart an bhaile fearainn (www.archaeology.ie).

    Mionainmneacha ar an léarscáil:

    1. Léiríonn léarscáil SO 25ʺ an mionainm Fennor ar an talamh ard atá i lár an bhaile fearainn seo agus sa bhaile fearainn teorantach bf An Baile Tarsna (#27733) lastoir. D’fhéadfadh sé gur Fionnabhair “bright hill?” (< WINDOBRIGS) atá anseo faoi mar atá in bf Fionnú (< Fionnabhair) i Luimneach (#32206) (cf. Dinnseanchas VI 4.158);
    2. Mionainm eile i ndeisceart an bhaile fearainn is ea Bawnbeg Well SO < An Bán Beag “the small lea-field” (?).

Centrepoint

52.9296, -7.35406latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1655
Tumduffe
DS
1660c
Tumduffe
BSD (La) Leathanach: 99
1685
Tumduffe
Hib. Del.
1805
Tonduff
Cahill (La)
1816
Tunduff
CGn. Imleabhar: 703.431.482165
1838
Tomduffe
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: La001,32
1838
Tunduff
Bell, W.:AL Leathanach: La001,32
1838
Tunduff
BS:AL Leathanach: La001,32
1838
Tunduff
Butler, J.:AL Leathanach: La001,32
1838
Tonduff
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La001,32
1838
Tomduffe
DS Map:AL Leathanach: La001,32
1838
Tumduffe
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: La001,32
1838
Tunduff
Edge, J.:AL Leathanach: La001,32
1838
Tomduff
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La001,32
1838
Tunduff
Swan, E. L.:AL Leathanach: La001,32
1838x
Tun duff
pl:AL Leathanach: La001,32
1838
Tonduff
OC:AL Leathanach: La001,32
1838y
Tóin dubh, 'black bottom'
OD:AL Leathanach: La001,32
2004
toːnˈdof
Áit.
2004
tonˈdof
Áit.

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