BROWSE
townland
An Seanbhaile
genitive: an tSeanbhaile
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Shanbally
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
English old

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the old town
    Pollaigh/pollaí, ginideach an ainmfhocail pollach, ‘place of holes’, an cáilitheoir atá le feiscint in iontrálacha 1618, 1667, 1703, 1747, agus 1824, b'fhéidir.

  • English

    the old town
    The qualifying element seen in entries 1618, 1667, 1703, 1747, and 1824 may be pollaigh/pollaí, genitive form of the noun pollach, ‘place of holes’.

Centrepoint

52.3043, -8.07262latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1618
Shanvallpholly
CPR Leathanach: IV.14.363b
1655
cuid de Coolantallagh
DS (s) (TÁ)
DS (s) (TÁ)
1665-6
Shanbally
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 22
1666-7
Shanbally
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 94
1667
Shanbally-poly
ASE Leathanach: 91:11
1703
Shanbally-polly
ASE Leathanach: 378:60
1747
Shanballypooly
CGn. Leathanach: 126.350.87649
1778
Shanbally
T&S Leathanach: 121
1824
Shanballypooly
CGn. Leathanach: 793.527.536262
1840
Shanbally
BS:AL
1840
seanbhaile
AL
1985
ˈʃanˌbalə
Áit.

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