BROWSE
townland
An Athbhuaile
genitive: na hAthbhuaile
(Irish)
Avoley
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the disused cattle-fold, summer pasture

    Féach FGB s.v. Tá an t-ainm céanna le fáil i bparóiste Raoire Mór sa bharúntacht seo (#28629); féach leis bf An Athbhuaile (#48543) i dTiobraid Árann.

Centrepoint

53.1257, -7.35984latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1660c
Aghvolly & Clonagh
BSD (La) Leathanach: 126
1708
Aghvoley
CGn. Leathanach: 1.79.44
1819
Aghnoley (sic)
Par. Stat. Imleabhar: III, Leathanach: 332
1823
Afolia
TAB
1838
Aghavolly
DS:AL Leathanach: La056,3
1838
Ath a' bhuaile, 'ford of the booley, or dairy'
OD:AL Leathanach: La056,3
1838
Marymount […] of maps
pl:AL Leathanach: La056,3
1838
Avoley
"Aghavoley" [scriosta]
OD:AL Leathanach: La056,3
1838
Avolia
BS:AL Leathanach: La056,3
1838
Avolia
Drogheda Map 1812:AL Leathanach: La056,3
1838
Aghavoley
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La056,3
2005
aˈvoːli
Áit.

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