BROWSE
townland
Tigh an Mhaoir
genitive: Thigh an Mhaoir
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Tinwear
(English)

Glossary

teach, steach, stigh, tigh
English house

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the house of the steward

    Cf., b’fhéidir, bf Garrán an Stíobhardaigh (#27939) taobh thuaidh de bhaile Dharú.

Centrepoint

52.8281, -7.38207latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1659
Tinvair, Archcherstowne and
Cen. Leathanach: 493
1666
Tinweare, set out by the name of Archerstowne
ASE Leathanach: 73
1805
Tanweir
Cahill (La)
1812
Tin-vire
Leet Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 233
1838
Tinwear
BS:AL Leathanach: C018,1,23
1838
Tinwear
Owen:AL Leathanach: C018,1,23
1838
Tinwear
Thornhill, J.:AL Leathanach: C018,1,23
1838
Tinwear
Morgan, Rev. N.:AL Leathanach: C018,1,23
1838
Tanweir
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: C018,1,23
1838
Tinwear
Hayden:AL Leathanach: C018,1,23
1838
Tigh an mhaoir, 'house of the steward'
OD:AL Leathanach: C018,1,23
1838
Tinveer
pl:AL Leathanach: C018,1,23
1838
Tinwear
OD:AL Leathanach: C018,1,23
1905
Tinweer. In Irish it is called Thinvweer, i.e. Tigh an Mhaoir
Carrigan Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 224
2004
tinˈweːr
Áit.

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