BROWSE
townland
An Phrochlais
genitive: na Prochlaise
(Irish)
Prughlish
(English)

Centrepoint

54.0011, -7.93075latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
CF: ME, TE
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Pruchlais = A den or a cave, a badger den. Pruchlais, prochlais, would seem to be a form or broc-lusca – brock, a badger and lusca, a cave or a den. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory Rath. On top of a drumlin (118). Rath. Towards the top of the E-facing slope of a N-S drumlin ridge (119). "
Nóta
1621
Proghlis
CPR Leathanach: 529b
1655
Prughlins
DS
1660c
Plughlins
BSD Leathanach: 48
1666
Prughlis
ASE Leathanach: 51:23
1685
Prulins
Hib. Del.
1721
Pruchlis
Uachtanna, Féach Breifne 1960 Leathanach: 229
1833
Phroughlis
TAB Leathanach: 95, 97, Nóta: (61:16/11) innéacs
1836
Prughlish
BS:AL
1836
Proughlish
CM:AL
1836
Phrughlis
S&V:AL
1836
Prio[…]h Laoch
'a prime soldier'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Prachluis
'a cave'
OD:AL
1836
Prughlish
"See indexes." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL
1836
Plughlins
"wrong!"
DS Ref.:AL

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