BROWSE
townland
An Tuar Dubh
genitive: an Tuair Dhuibh
(Irish)
Torduff
(English)

Glossary

dubh, dú-, duí-
English black
English animal-enclosure; lea(-field); bleaching-green

Centrepoint

52.5971, -6.22308latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1579
Towreduffe (Thos. Masterson)
Hore Imleabhar: VI, Leathanach: 66
1612
Tooreduffe (Will. Parsons)
CPR Leathanach: 218
1612
Towerduffe
CPR Leathanach: 221
1618
Tooreduffe (Will. Parsons)
CPR Leathanach: 357
1619
Tooreduff (Will. Parsons)
CPR Leathanach: 446
1654
Tourduffe (i gcur síos ar theorainn Glasscarrick, Kilmichael & ‘Ballinemongie’)
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 42
1654
Toureduff (Walshingham Cooke, i bpar. Killenagh)
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 39
1654
Towrduffe (cur síos ar theorainn Ballinvangan & Monyfarny)
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 38
1659 c
Tourduffe
Cen. Leathanach: 550
1660
Towreduffe (Par. Kilenagh)
BSD (LG)
1783
Touriduffe
CGn. Imleabhar: 353, Leathanach: 173, Uimhir: 237543
1840
Tor dubh ‘blackbush [tor is also t urris, but o ? here]
OD:AL
1840
Torduff
BS:AL
2001
tor ˈduf
Áit.
2001
tor ˈduf
Áit.

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