BROWSE
townland
Moing na hAlúna
genitive: Mhoing na hAlúna
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Muingnahalloona
(English)

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the rank vegetation of the —
    Ní léir brí na hAlúna; cf., b'fhéidir, alúin bhuí, 'yellow clay' ag Ó Dónaill s.v. alúin (gs. ~e).

  • English

    the rank vegetation of the —
    The meaning of na hAlúna is unclear; cf., perhaps, alúin bhuí, 'yellow clay' in Ó Dónaill, Foclóir Gaeilge - Béarla, s.v. alúin (gs. ~e).

Centrepoint

54.1152, -9.74203latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1771
Mungnahalnna [sic]
CGn. Imleabhar: 285.405.188826
1830
Mungnahalloona
Bald
1834
Muingnaholluna
TAB Leathanach: §2
1838
Mwingnaholloona
BS:AL Leathanach: G034,3,9
1838
Muingnahaloona
BM:AL Leathanach: G034,3,9
1838
Mungnahalloona
CM:AL Leathanach: G034,3,9
1838
Mwingnaholloona
Maj. Bingham : AL Leathanach: G034,3,9
1838
Muing na thallamhna, 'stream of the ground (underground?)'
OD:AL Leathanach: G034,3,9
1838
Muigh na halúna
pl:AL Leathanach: G034,3,9
1838
Muingnahalloona
OD:AL Leathanach: G034,3,9
1838
[Muingnahalloona]
"…a hill called 'Crookletter Cuss'…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: G034,3,9
1838
Athair thalamhna, 'ground ivy'
OD:AL Leathanach: G034,3,9

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