BROWSE
townland
An Gabhal
genitive: an Ghabhail
(Irish)
Gowle
(English)

Centrepoint

52.8026, -6.59514latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1601
Legowle
F
1654
Gowle
CS X
1660c
Gowle
BSD (CM)
1668
Goold
HMR (CM)
1744
Gowle
Prerogative Wills
1760
Gold
Nevill 1760
1810
Lower Gowland ors Gowle Upper, Gowlands ows. Gowle,
CGn.
1822
Gould
GJR 1821-23 (CM)
1824
Gould
TAB
1838
Upper Gowlands ows. Upper Gowle, Lower Gowlands ows. Gowle,
CGn.
1839
Gowle
"Gould is wrong...d is superfluous" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: CM024,8
1839
Gabhal, 'a fork (formed by streams or glens)'
OD:AL Leathanach: CM024,8
1839
Gowle (Townland)
Rec. Name:AL Leathanach: CM024,8
1839
Gowle
BS:AL Leathanach: CM024,8
1839
Gowle Upr & Lowr
Bk. Lands, Index to:AL Leathanach: CM024,8
1839
Gowle
BSD:AL Leathanach: CM024,8
1839
Gould
Fishbourne, Rev. R.:AL Leathanach: CM024,8
1839
Gowle
Nevill Wicklow:AL Leathanach: CM024,8
1839
Gowle
Balwin Map:AL Leathanach: CM024,8
1932
Gowle is locally pronounced 'Goold'.
LPN
2019
ˈguːl
Áit.

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