Poll an Phúca/Pollaphuca

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Hierarchy

lake or lakes

Poll an Phúca

genitive: Pholl an Phúca

(Irish)

Pollaphuca

(English)

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Glossary

poll

English hole, pool, (tidal-)stream?

Hierarchy

county

Cill Mhantáin/Wicklow

barony

Baile an Talbóidigh Íochtarach/Talbotstown Lower

civil parish

Cillín Chaoimhín/Hollywood

townland

Baile an Bhlácaigh Íochtarach/Blakestown Lower

Baile an Bhlácaigh Uachtarach/Blakestown Upper

Centrepoint

53.1312, -6.50579latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1655–6	Pullagh Fuckagh "... neere the Townland called Silver Hill [par. an Bhaile Mhóir, CD], this River [.i. an Life] hath a mighty fall called by the Natives Pullagh Fuckagh."	CS VII Leathanach: 288 Civil Survey VII. 1654-1656; County of Dublin; prepared for publication with introductory notes and appendix by Robert C. Simington. Bliain: 1654, Pubref: (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1945)
1750c	Remarkable Cataract call'd Poollapooka	Wheatley Map A Survey of the Parishes of Tipperkevan, Ballymore, Eustace, and Ballybought in the Barony of Uppercross and County of Dublin: Lying very remote from ye rest of the said County [Sheet 2 of 2] Údar: Daniel Wheatley, Bliain foilsithe: 1750c
1752	Poolapooka a remarkable Cataract	Noble & Keenan Co. Map Léarscáil de Chontae Chill Dara le Noble & Keenan, 1752 Bliain: 1752
1760	a Waterfall called Polafoca	Nevill 1760 Jacob Nevill's map of Co. Wicklow, 1760. Bliain foilsithe: 1760, Nóta: Luaitear é seo i measc foinsí Liam Price in The placeÁnames of Co. Wicklow. Thug sé 'N.' mar nod air. Luann Price foinse eile 'A.R. Nevill's Map of Co. Wicklow, dated about 1810, a dtugann sé an nod 'NA.' air. Ar eagla na míthuisceana chuir mé dáta na foinse seo isteach sa nod. Níl an fhoinse áirithe seo againn sa tSuirbhéireacht.
c.1800	Poulapouca	Longfield: Baronies (CD) 21 F. 35 Uimhir: 46 Maps of lands in the baronies of Naas, North and South, Narragh and Reban, East and West and Offaly East, Co. Kildare. By J. Longfield and others, 1727-1838. Sa Leabharlann Náisiúnta 21 F. 35 (39-82)
1804	Waterfall	Reg. Bapt. Baptismal Register le fáil ar mhicreascannáin sa Leabharlann Náisiúnta. Leaganacha digitithe le fáil ag http://registers.nli.ie/
1821	Puola Pooca	Duncan Map of County Dublin, Duncan 1821. Bliain foilsithe: 1821
1821	Poolafooka	GJR 1821-23 (CM) County of Wicklow: Abstract of Summer Assizes 1821-32; https://www.wicklow.ie/Portals/0/Documents/Arts%20Heritage%20&%20Archives/Archives/Collections/Digitised%20Collections/Wicklow%20Grand%20Jury%20Presentments%201818%20to%201899/Summer%201821-%20Summer%
1838	Pool-a-Phooka, or the demon's gulf	D'Alton Leathanach: 750 The History of the county of Dublin Áit foilsithe: Dublin, Údar: John D'Alton, Bliain foilsithe: 1838

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