Hierarchy
county
barony
civil parish
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Hierarchy
county
barony
civil parish
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
Historical references
1618 |
Shanvallpholly
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CPR Leathanach: IV.14.363b
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1655 |
cuid de Coolantallagh
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1665-6 |
Shanbally
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HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 22
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1666-7 |
Shanbally
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HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 94
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1667 |
Shanbally-poly
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ASE Leathanach: 91:11
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1703 |
Shanbally-polly
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ASE Leathanach: 378:60
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1747 |
Shanballypooly
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CGn. Leathanach: 126.350.87649
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1778 |
Shanbally
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T&S Leathanach: 121
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1824 |
Shanballypooly
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CGn. Leathanach: 793.527.536262
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1840 |
Shanbally
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1840 |
seanbhaile
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1985 |
ˈʃanˌbalə
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