BROWSE
townland
An Dumha Beag
genitive: an Dumha Bhig
(Irish)
Doobeg
(English)

Glossary

beag, big
English small
English (grave-)mound, sand-bank

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

electoral division

Centrepoint

54.0989, -8.4653latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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1678
Doo
ASE Leathanach: 248
1819
Doo
Larkin (Sl)
1833
Doomore
TAB
1836
Doobeg
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl038,9
1836
Dumhach Beag, 'small sandbank'
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl038,9
1836
Doobeg
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl038,9
1836
Doomore
BS:AL
1836
There is a trigonometrical station in the W. Side of townland, standing about the centre of an ancient fort
Desc. Rem.:AL
1836
Dumach mor “great sand bank”
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl038,8
1836
Doomore
OD:AL
1836
Baile an Dú’-mór “town of the great sand bank”
OD:AL
1836
Doaghmore als. Carrowcloogh [ní hea, tá sé seo i Killaspugbrone]
Part. 1687:AL
2008
An Dumha Mhór/Bheag
Ó Muraíle

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