BROWSE
townland
An Bhuaile
genitive: na Buaile
(Irish)
Boley
(English)

Glossary

buaile, buailidh
English cattle-fold, summer-pasture

Centrepoint

52.2961, -6.83555latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1576
Bowle
F Alt: 2890
1654
Booley
CS (LG) Leathanach: 168, 178
1654-56
Booly
CS (LG) Leathanach: 179
1659
Booly
Cen. Leathanach: 546
1660
Booly
BSD (LG) Leathanach: 23
1816
Boley Castle
Gill (Wexford)
1840
Boaley
TAB:AL
1840
Boley
PP:AL (LG) An Abhainn Dubh
1840
Booley
Book of Lands:AL
1840
Buaile, 'a Booley, or mountain dairy'
OD:AL

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