An Múr Rua/Moorerow or Tonlegee

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Hierarchy

townland

An Múr Rua

genitive: an Mhúir Rua

validated name (What is this?)

(Irish)

Moorerow or Tonlegee

(English)

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Other names

Tóin le Gaoith

genitive: Thóin le Gaoith

historical name (What is this?)

(Irish)

Glossary

rua, ruadh

English red; red place

tóin, tón

English bottom(-land)

Hierarchy

county

An Iarmhí/Westmeath

barony

Fir Thulach/Fartullagh

civil parish

Cill Bhríde/Kilbride

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the red bank, mound, wall
Tá bríonna éagsúla le múr. Tóin le Gaoith ainm eile a bhí ar an mbaile fearainn seo (Béarlaithe mar Tonlegee) anuas go dtí an 20ú haois
English

the red bank, mound, wall
The word múr has several meanings. Another name for this townland was Tonlegee, an anglicization of Tóin le Gaoith, 'hill (bottom) to (the) wind'; this name had fallen out of popular use by the 20th century

Centrepoint

53.4406, -7.3508latitude, longitude

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Archival records

Historical references

1659	Tonlegihie fé p. "Killbride"	Cen. Leathanach: 516 A census of Ireland, circa 1659: with supplementary material from the poll money ordinances (1660-1661), eag. S. Pender (1939) Bliain foilsithe: 1939, Údar: S. Pender, Áit foilsithe: Dublin
1660c	Tomlegy	BSD (IM) Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 51 Books of Survey and Distribution (Co. Westmeath)
1719	Tonlegee Rochfort - West	CGn. Leathanach: 26.276.15453 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1742	Tonlegee Smith - Packenham	CGn. Leathanach: 110.440.78567 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1768	Tonlegee ... commonly known by the name of the Moro Moore - Rochfort; "Robt. Moore of the Moro"	CGn. Leathanach: 399.182.263500 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1836	Moorerow or Tonelegee	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Mooroe	H.C. Bog Rep. 1810:AL House of Commons Bog Report 1810 fianaise in AL / evidence in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks
1836	Tonelegee	S&V:AL Report from the Select Committee on the Survey and Valuation of Ireland (1824) in AL Bliain: 1830-40
1836	Tonelegee	Treat Doc:AL Foinse in AL
1836	Tomlegy	DS Ref.:AL DS (reference), foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook:AL
1836	Tonlegy	DS Map:AL Down Survey, foinse in AL (Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook).
1836	Aghenepissye is Tonlegge	Inq.:AL Ionchoisne, foinse in AL
1836	Tonregee	Inq.:AL Ionchoisne, foinse in AL
1836	Tonlegee	Inq.:AL Ionchoisne, foinse in AL
1836	[Moorerow or Tonlegee] A family name moore gives this name origin Toin le gaoith, mooretown Moorerow, Tonlegee. Tóin le gaoith- Hill to the wind.	OD:AL 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
1836	Tonagihie	Cen:AL Census:AL
1836	Jac'Frayne de Tonregee 22 oct 1634 (Molenyre)	Inq.:AL Ionchoisne, foinse in AL
1836	ril "& ten" de Tonlegee cont 105 acra" 15 Mar 1663	Inq. C II:AL Ionchoisne de de chuid Seárlas II, foinse in AL
1836	Toneregihy, Wm. Fraine of 1581-2	Fiant Eliz:AL Leathanach: 3827 Fiant Eliz:AL
1836	Tonlegeihe Rahenecowile = bf Rahincuill s.o. 33.39 Ballinlaa = bf. Ballinlea s.o. 27 luaite taobh leis.	James:AL James:AL
1836	Moorerow or Tonelagee Dréacht learscáil na S.O. 1837	DL Dréachtléarscáil na Suirbhéireachta Ordanais ('Fair Plan') Bliain foilsithe: 1830-40
1960c	[Moorerow or Tonlegee] ardán é taobh le bogach. Níl Tonlegee ar eolas mar ainm ag na daoine ach fear a raibh sé aige ón Rates notice. Is é tolna'gi a thug sé air. D'aithin sé an t-ainm ach dúirt nach dtugtar air ach Moore Row "high ground, good ground" í dúirt sé	Cártaí Móra Cártaí Cartlainne de chuid an Bhrainse Logainmeacha

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