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Tonyfoyle
(English)

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53.9319, -7.08343latitude, longitude
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1054
isin Feabhaill
"Loch Suidhe odhráin hi Sléibh gúaire áeludh in deireadh oidhche fhéile micil condeachaidh isin Feabhaill gur bhó hiongnadh mor lá cach." [ARÉ 1054]; "Feabhail" a bhí ann ar dtúis agus cuireadh -l eile leis níos déanaí.
RIA Leathanach: MS Ciii3, f.429v
1572
Lacus Foyl
Smith Map Co Leathanach: Éire
1609
tonyfoile
MEC Leathanach: 4.21
1618
Tonefoils
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 7 Jac. I
1620
Tonefoile
CPR Leathanach: 535a
1637
Tonyfoile
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 52 Car. I
1643c
Tonefoill
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 96
1652
Tonenafoala
William Hamilton
Comm. Surv.
1709
Tonnefoyle
10½ Carvaghs
Carvaghs Leathanach: 51
1740
Tonyfole
II, 627
RD Wills
1836
Tonnach na feola
"Some think it means 'mound or rampart of the blood' quasi - na fola and others as if it Tonnach na feola, explain it mound of the flesh; but it is very uncertain" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca045,18
1836
Tonynafoyle
BM:AL Leathanach: Ca045,18
1836
Tonnyfall
GJ Assess. 1824:AL (Ca) Leathanach: Ca045,18
1836
Tonefoile
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Ca045,18
1836
Tonyfoile
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca045,18
1836
Tonnyfoyle
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca045,18
1836
Tonyfoyle
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: Ca045,18
1836
[Tonyfoyle]
"There are 5 lime kilns in it" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ca045,18
1836
Turnafaule
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca045,18
1836
Tonneyfoyle
Old Doc. 1790:AL (Ca) Leathanach: Ca045,18
1836
Tonynafoyle
CM:AL Leathanach: Ca045,18
1836
Tunnyfall
GJ Cess List:AL (Ca) Leathanach: Ca045,18
1836
Tonnyfall
GJ Cess List:AL (Ca) Leathanach: Ca045,18
1836
Tonenafoala
Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca045,18
1836
Tonnach na Feabhla
scríofa os cionn OD:AL
dúch:AL Leathanach: Ca045,18
1836
to//nach na fodhla, 'mound of the copse'
"Even Lough Foyle at Derry is called Lough Feol by the peasantry of Irish [....]" [OD Nóta]; líne faoin bhfocal "fodhla" agus comhartha ceiste os a chionn.
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca045,18
1836
tonach na fodhla
pl:AL Leathanach: Ca045,18
1843
Tunnyfaul
CN Leathanach: ED/1/3/85
2011
ˌtoniːˈfo̤il
Áit.
2011
ˌtoniːˈfoil
Áit.

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