BROWSE
townland
Na Buailte
genitive: na mBuailte
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Bolies
(English)

Glossary

buaile, buailidh
English cattle-fold, summer-pasture

Centrepoint

53.8738, -6.41817latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1301
Boly
CPlR Leathanach: 53
1540
Boles
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 107
1633
Boolyes
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 23 Car.1
1633
Boolyes
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 25 Car.1
1655
Boolis
DS
1658
Coolis
Inq. LP Leathanach: 32
1659
Boolis
Cen. Leathanach: 471
1660c
Boolis
BSD Leathanach: 248
1668
Boolis
ASE Leathanach: 152
1669
Bolies
ASE Leathanach: 210
1685
Booli
Hib. Del.
1740c
Boles
Corn Cen. Leathanach: 274
1836
Boles
AL
1836
na buaillighe
a gathering place for cattle at night; from 'buaibh' cows, 'ligh' a bed or to lie down
ON:AL
1836
the buailídhe
AL
1836
the dairies or milking places
the boolies Is d¾cha gur thosaigh an t-ainm mar An Bhuailidh (Féach Fianaise A.D. 1301)
OD:AL

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