BROWSE
townland
Acra na mBodach
genitive: Acra na mBodach
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Charlesland
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the acre of the low-bred persons
    Charlesland < Charles Acre < *****Churls Acre, iarracht ar an mbunainm Gaeilge a aistriú go Béarla, is dócha

  • English

    the acre of the low-bred persons
    Charlesland < Charles Acre < ******Churls Acre, a translation of the original Irish name (*bodach is often translated as 'churl')

Centrepoint

53.1257, -6.06628latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1619
Akrenemallagh (sic?)
CPR
1619
Acreneboddaghe
CPR
1620
Charles Acre als. Acre na Baddagh in Bolinorin
CPR
1703
Charles's land
Forf. Est.
1741
Charles Land
Dublin Wills
1760
Chars.land [s- i bhforscríbhinn]
Nevill 1760
1778
Charlesland
T&S
1793
Charlfield
Dublin Wills
1818
Charlesland
GJR 1818 (CM)
1839
Charlesland
Nevill Wicklow:AL Leathanach: CM053,13
1839
Charlesland
CM:AL Leathanach: CM053,13
1839
Charles Land
Allen Nevill Map:AL (CM) Leathanach: CM053,13
1839
Charless land
Cess Coll.:AL Leathanach: CM053,13
1839
Charles' land
OD:AL Leathanach: CM053,13
1938
acra na mbodach
"Charles in this name evidently represents "churls"." [Nóta Price]
bunfhoinse PN Newcastle, Arklow Leathanach: 150

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