BROWSE
townland
Dumha Locha
genitive: Dhumha Locha
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Doolough
(English)

Glossary

English lake; inlet
English (grave-)mound, sand-bank

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    Dúloch ‘black lake’

  • English

    Dúloch ‘black lake’

    A compound of dubh + loch.

Centrepoint

54.1333, -9.90992latitude, longitude
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Properties

GGaeltacht

Archival records

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Historical references

1584
Doolough
Browne’s Map Leathanach: 2
1585
Dowltagh, Edmond oge Borrett of
CBC Leathanach: 93
1585
Dowlagh, Edmond Barrett of
CBC Leathanach: 100
1586c
Doulough
Sligo/Mayo Map
1600c
Doulough
Conn. Map
1605
a license to hold a weekly saturday market at Dowlagh... Peter, son of Eremon Barrett of Dowlagh...
CPR Leathanach: 76
1617
Doolegha
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.181
1618
Dowlaghie
CPR Leathanach: 368
1629
Dowlagh (cas. & c.)
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: III.353
1631
Dowlagh, nup. de
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: III.381
1635
Dulagh, the castle and lands of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §55
1661
Dowlaghy & Trusty 1 Qr.
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 202
1685
Dowlagh
Hib. Del.
1691
Dawlagha
Morden Map
1711
Dowlagh
CGn. Imleabhar: 6.262.2102
1715c
Dowlogha
Overton & Morden
1721c
Dowlah
Price, Senex & Maxwell
1748
Doologh
CGn. Imleabhar: 131.183.88611
1751
Dowlagh
CGn. Imleabhar: 141.554.99695
1754
Dowlagh
CGn. Imleabhar: 169.85.112879
1756
Dowlagh
CGn. Imleabhar: 181.73.119978
1776
Dulach
Mackenzie Leathanach: 42
1780
Dowlagh orw. Dowlogh
CGn. Imleabhar: 336.118.224083
1788
Dowlagh
CGn. Imleabhar: 396.328.261490
1796
Dulough
CGn. Imleabhar: 494.164.322501
1811
Dulach
Arrowsmith
1830
Milcomb or Doolough
Bald
1834
Doolough Parker, Doolough Houston, Doolough Fergus
TAB Leathanach: §2
1838
Doolough
BS:AL Leathanach: G034,2,2
1838
Doolough
Local:AL Leathanach: G034,2,2
1838
Doolough
Maj. Bingham : AL Leathanach: G034,2,2
1838
Doolough
BM:AL Leathanach: G034,2,2
1838
Doolough
TAB Leathanach: G034,2,2
1838
Doolough or Milcomb
CM:AL Leathanach: G034,2,2
1838
Dubh loch, 'black lake'
OD:AL Leathanach: G034,2,2
1838
Doolough
OD:AL Leathanach: G034,2,2

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