BROWSE
townland
Ros Gibilín
genitive: Ros Gibilín
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Rosgibbileen
(English)

Glossary

English (wooded) height; wood; promontory

Centrepoint

53.8927, -9.5873latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1612
Lissgiblin
CPR Leathanach: 218a
1629
Lisgiblin, a qr. called
L. Blosse Papers Leathanach: 168.48
1633
Lisgibbin als Lisgibbin [sic]
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: III.387
1635
Rossgiblin, the qr called
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §29
1641
Rossgiblin
Curtis (ME) Leathanach: I 128
1661
Roskibin als Rosgibbin...
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 106
1685c
Roskibin
Hib. Del.
1688
Rosquiblin
Curtis (ME) Leathanach: II i 54
1690
Rosquiblin
Curtis (ME) Leathanach: II iii 55
1694
Rosquiblin
Curtis (ME) Leathanach: II iv 56
1777
Rossgibbleen
O’Donnel RR Leathanach: 1
1830
Ross Gibbeleen
Bald Uimhir: 13
1832
Rosgibleene
TAB Leathanach: §20
1838
Rosbiggaleen
BS:AL Leathanach: ME041,1
1838
Ross Gibbeleen
CM:AL Leathanach: ME041,1
1838
Rossgiblin & Skerdagh
S&V:AL Leathanach: ME041,1
1838
Rosgíbalen
Giblin, P.:AL Leathanach: ME041,1
1838
Rosgibbaleen
Stoney, Rev. W.B.:AL Leathanach: ME041,1
1838
Rossgibbleen
["Rent Office, Westport"];
Rent Office:AL (ME) Leathanach: ME041,1
1838
Ros Gibilín, 'Giblin's point'
"Ros has two meanings, a point of land, and a wood 'boscus'" [dúch];
OD:AL Leathanach: ME041,1
1838
Rosgibbileen
OD:AL Leathanach: ME041,1
1838
[Rosgibbileen]
"one fort, no other antiquity" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME041,1

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