BROWSE
townland
An Gabhlán
genitive: an Ghabhláin
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Gowlan
(English)

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

electoral division

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

54.141, -7.81228latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1836
Goulaun
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca035,68
1836
Gowlan
BM:AL Leathanach: Ca035,68
1836
Gowlan
CM:AL Leathanach: Ca035,68
1836
Goulaun
["Corrected List of BS"];
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca035,68
1836
Gowlan
"ow like ow in growl, or ou in ounce. The name cannot be made Golagh as in other parts of Ulster." [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca035,68
1836
Gabhlán, 'a small fork'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca035,68

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