BROWSE
townland
Dún gCliabh
genitive: Dhún gCliabh
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Dunglave
(English)

Glossary

dún, dúnaibh
English fort

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    fort of (the) creels
    An t-ainmfhocal dún a bheith neodrach sa tSean-Ghaeilge is cúis leis an urú anseo

  • English

    fort of (the) creels
    The eclipsis (gC-) here is due to the noun dún being neuter in Old Irish

Centrepoint

54.1615, -7.70656latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1654
Downe Gleaue
DS
1660c
Downe Gleab
BSD (Ca)
1709
Dunneglin
Carvaghs
1836
Dun mic laimhe?
dúch (scriosta):AL Leathanach: Ca042,54
1836
Dun mic Laimhe, 'Maglave's fort'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca042,54
1836
Dunglave
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca042,54
1836
Dunglave
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca042,54
1836
Dunglave
BM:AL Leathanach: Ca042,54
1836
Dunglave
HCER 1826:AL Leathanach: Ca042,54
1836
Doongliow
Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca042,54

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