An Dún Mór/Doonmore

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Hierarchy

townland

An Dún Mór

genitive: an Dúin Mhóir

(Irish)

Doonmore

(English)

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Glossary

dún, dúnaibh

English fort

mór

English great, big

Hierarchy

county

An Clár/Clare

barony

Uí Bhreacáin/Ibrickan

civil parish

Cill Ard/Killard

Centrepoint

52.7308, -9.55542latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1571	Do(o)nemor	Lythe (Mounster) Léarscáil le Robert Lythe
c.1599	Donemoore	Boazio Map Baptista Boazio (léarscáil na hEireann, c.1599) Bliain foilsithe: 1599
1775	Dunmore	Mackenzie Cairt: XI Maritime Survey of Ireland by Murdoch Mackenzie (A Maritim Survey of Ireland and the West of Great Britain taken by Order of the Right Houourable The Lords Commissioners of Admiralty in two Volumes by Murdoch Mackenzie Volume I. Maritim Survey of Irelan Teideal iomlán: Maritime Survey of Ireland by Murdoch Mackenzie (A Maritim Survey of Ireland and the West of Great Britain taken by Order of the Right Houourable The Lords Commissioners of Admiralty in two Volumes by Murdoch Mackenzie Volume I. Maritim Survey of Ireland), Nóta: Cóip san Oifig Logainmneacha, Pubref: London, 1776, Bliain: 1776
1780c	Dún Mór	Ó Míocháin Leathanach: 42 Tomás Ó Míocháin : Filíocht; eag. D. Ó Muirithe (1988) Foilsitheoir: An Clóchomhar, Eagarthóir: Diarmaid Ó Muirithe, Bliain: 1988, Áit foilsithe: Baile Átha Cliath
1839	Dún mór, ‘large dun, or fort’	OD:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1839	Doomore	Cummins, Rev. M.:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 Cummins, Rev. M.:AL
1839	Du[.....]s	Glanta:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 Nóta i bpeann luaidhe san AL, é glanta ach é (nó cuid de) inléite mar sin féin/Note in pencil in AL, erased, but legible, or partially so. Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1839	[Doonmore] "There are nine ancient forts in this townland and an old castle in the N. side" [Desc. Rem.];	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1839	Doonmore	OD:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1839	Dunmore	Co. Bk.:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 County Book, foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1839	Doomore	Cummins, Rev. M.:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 Cummins, Rev. M.:AL
1839	Dunmore	Whitty, Rev. I.:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 Whitty, Rev. I.:AL
1839	Dún mór, ‘large dun, or fort’	OD:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1839	Dunmore	Whitty, Rev. I.:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 Whitty, Rev. I.:AL
1839	Doonmore	BS:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1839	Dunmore	CM:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1839	Doonmore	Meresman:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 (Pronounced by) meresman in AL Bliain: 1835C
1839	Dunmore	Co. Bk.:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 County Book, foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1839	Du[.....]s	Glanta:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 Nóta i bpeann luaidhe san AL, é glanta ach é (nó cuid de) inléite mar sin féin/Note in pencil in AL, erased, but legible, or partially so. Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1839	[Doonmore] "There are nine ancient forts in this townland and an old castle in the N. side" [Desc. Rem.];	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1839	Doonmore	OD:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1839	Doonmore	BS:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1839	Dunmore	CM:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1839	Doonmore	Meresman:AL Leathanach: Cl063,11 (Pronounced by) meresman in AL Bliain: 1835C
1964	əɴˌd̪uːɴˈmuˑər	Áit. Am: 1n07s, Cainteoir: AdeB, Imleabhar: 158D Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-
1964	(ar...) əˌɴuːɴˈmuːr "Bhí caisleán ar a' nDún Mór."	Áit. Am: 1n45s, Cainteoir: AdeB, Imleabhar: 158D Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-

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