BROWSE
townland
An Mhaoil Rua
genitive: na Maoile Rua
(Irish)
Mweelroe
(English)

Glossary

English bare, flat-topped; derelict; bare, flat-topped hillock
rua, ruadh
English red; red place

Centrepoint

53.9978, -8.44587latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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Nóta
1819
Mweelroe
Larkin (Sl)
1830c
Milroe
TAB
1836
Maol Ruadh, 'red round or bald hill'
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl022,24
1836
Mielroe
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl022,24
1836
Maol ruadh
"from a red Maol cow that was found in it - 7 í lár ruadh" [pl];
pl:AL Leathanach: Sl022,24
1836
[Mweelroe]
"The N. side of the townland is bounded by a large stream...and a mill at the W. end called Caldaragh on which there is a trigonometrical station" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Sl022,24
1836
Mweelrow
CM:AL Leathanach: Sl022,24
1836
Mielroe
Garrett, Rev.:AL Leathanach: Sl022,24
1836
Mweelroe
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl022,24
1836
Mielroe
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl022,24
1836
Mweelrow
CM:AL
1836
The N. side of the townland is bounded by a large stream...and a mill at the W. end called Caldaragh on which there is a trigonometrical station
Desc. Rem.:AL
1836
Mielroe
Garrett, Rev.:AL
1836
Maol Ruadh “red round or bald hill”
OD:AL
1836
Mweelroe
OD:AL
1836
Maol ruadh ‘from a red Maol cow that was found in it - 7 í lár ruadh’
pl:AL
2010
[mwiːl ˈroː]
Áit.

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