Turksland

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Hierarchy

townland

Turksland

(English)

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county

Ros Comáin/Roscommon

barony

Béal Átha Mó/Ballymoe

civil parish

Órán/Oran

Centrepoint

53.658, -8.36383latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1837	Turksland "Turksland is the name" [OD Nóta];	OD:AL Leathanach: RC067,16 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
1837	Turkeyland	BS:AL Leathanach: RC067,16 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1837	Turkeyland	Dufficy, P.:AL Leathanach: RC067,16 Dufficy, P.:AL
1837	Baile na dturcach "turks, a child left unbaptized here" [pl];	pl:AL Leathanach: RC067,16 Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1837	Baile na dTurcach, 'town of the Turks'	OD:AL Leathanach: RC067,16 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
1837	Baile na d-Turcach "This townland was baptized Baile na d-Turcach by the priest because they left a child unbaptized there till he was somewhat hardy." [OD Nóta]; "meaning?" [pl]; "It is not a townland and the name is not of long standing" [OD Nóta]; "The priest called another townland or rather part of a townland in Kilbride Baile-gun-Cour i.e. town-without-help because they wouldn't pay him his dues! Th[y] shouldn't be given." [OD Nóta];	OD:AL Leathanach: RC067,16 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

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