BROWSE
townland
An Poll Rua
genitive: an Phoill Rua
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Poulroe
(English)

Glossary

English hole, pool, (tidal-)stream?
rua, ruadh
English red; red place

Centrepoint

53.0129, -8.92103latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1588
Carrewe en Poole roe
F Leathanach: 5152
1608
Carrowenpoole-Roe
CPR Leathanach: 129b
1613
Carrowerpooleroe
CPR Leathanach: 259b
1660c
Polroe
BSD (Cl) Leathanach: 506
1680
Pooleroe
ASE Leathanach: 264, 1
1839
Poulrua
O'Brien, Rev. M.:AL Leathanach: Cl058,85
1839
Poll ruadh
pl:AL Leathanach: Cl058,85
1839
Poll ruadh, 'red hole'
OD:AL Leathanach: Cl058,85
1839
Poulroe
OD:AL Leathanach: Cl058,85
1839
[Poulroe]
"A sheet of water on the south boundary...part of Lough Bunnia on west boundary" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Cl058,85
1839
Poulroe
Tronsdell, Rev. H.:AL Leathanach: Cl058,85
1839
Poulroe
BS:AL Leathanach: Cl058,85
1992
ˌpəulˈroː ˌpəulˈruː (x3)
Áit.

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