BROWSE
townland
Ros Poill
genitive: Ros Poill
(Irish)
Rosspile
(English)

Glossary

English hole, pool, (tidal-)stream?
English (wooded) height; wood; promontory

Centrepoint

52.3017, -6.74587latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1539
Rispoylle
F Alt: 73
1546
Rospoyll
F Alt: 484
1548
Rosspoill
F Alt: 221
1566
Rospoylle
F Alt: 916
1582
Rospoile
F Alt: 4091
1626
Rospoile
Inq. Lag. Alt: 14 CI
1654
Rospoile
CS (LG) Leathanach: 90
1655
Rospoyle
DS
1659
Rospoile
Cen. Leathanach: 544
1840
Ros Poill 'wood of the hole or inlet'
OD:AL
1840
Rosepile
BS:AL
1840
Rosspile
Bayly, E., Rev.:AL (LG)
1840
Rosspoile
GJReturn:AL (LG)

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