An Tuar Glas/Toorglass

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Hierarchy

townland

An Tuar Glas

genitive: an Tuair Ghlais

validated name (What is this?)

(Irish)

Toorglass

(English)

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Glossary

glas

English green, grey

tuar

English animal-enclosure; lea(-field); bleaching-green

Hierarchy

county

Maigh Eo/Mayo

barony

Iorras/Erris

civil parish

Cill Chomáin/Kilcommon

Centrepoint

54.1981, -9.94408latitude, longitude

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Properties

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Archival records

Historical references

1661	Towerglasse 1 Cartron	BSD (ME) Leathanach: 202 Books of Survey and Distribution (Co. Mayo)
1685	Twarglag [sic]	Hib. Del. Hiberniæ Delineatio, William Petty Bliain foilsithe: 1685, Bliain foilsithe: 1685, Foilsitheoir: Irish University Press (1969)
1711	Tworglass	CGn. Imleabhar: 6.262.2102 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1740	Towerglass	CGn. Imleabhar: 99.227.60826 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1741	Tourglass, Miles Barrett of	CGn. Imleabhar: 105.46.72426 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1748	Tourglass	CGn. Imleabhar: 131.183.88611 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1751	Towerglass	CGn. Imleabhar: 141.554.99695 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1754	Towerglass	CGn. Imleabhar: 169.85.112879 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1756	Towerglass	CGn. Imleabhar: 181.73.119978 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1780	Turglass, Patrick Barrett of	CGn. Imleabhar: 334.438.224448 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1780	Towerglass	CGn. Imleabhar: 336.118.224083 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1788	Towerglass	CGn. Imleabhar: 396.328.261490 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1830	Tourglass	Bald William Bald, A Map of the Maritime County of Mayo, in 25 sheets; surveyed between 1809 and 1817 and published in 1830 Bliain foilsithe: 1830
1834	Tourgloss West, Tour Gloss East	TAB Leathanach: §2 Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1838	Tourgloss	BS:AL Leathanach: G034,3,42 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1838	Tourgloss	Maj. Bingham : AL Leathanach: G034,3,42 Major Bingham ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook
1838	Tourgloss	Local:AL Leathanach: G034,3,42 Foirm in úsáid áitiúil / Finné nó úsáid áitiúil de réir AL Bliain: 1832-38
1838	Tourglass	BM:AL Leathanach: G034,3,42 Barony Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1830-40
1838	Tourglass	CM:AL Leathanach: G034,3,42 Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1838	Tourgloss	TAB Leathanach: G034,3,42 Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1838	Toorgloss	Carter, W.H.:AL Leathanach: G034,3,42 Carter, W.H.:AL
1838	Tuar glas, 'green bleach or field'	OD:AL Leathanach: G034,3,42 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1838	Tuar glas	pl:AL Leathanach: G034,3,42 Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1838	Toorgloss	OD:AL Leathanach: G034,3,42 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1838	[Toorgloss] "…little bog, along the bank of which there is a stripe of good soil …probable gave name to the townland."	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: G034,3,42 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40

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