BROWSE
An Ghallmhóin
genitive: na Gallmhóna
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Galvone
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the bog of the foreigners
    Féach Aos Trí Muighe 256, mar a ndeirtear gur tugadh 'Mora Anglicana' agus 'English Moor' ar an áit seo i seancháipéisí áirithe. Faiche na Gallmhóna an logainm atá le feiscint in 1659 ‘the Greene called ffahane Gallwony’ CS 485.

  • English

    the bog of the foreigners
    See Aos Trí Muighe 256, where it is said that this place is called 'Mora Anglicana' and 'English Moor' in certain old documents. Faiche na Gallmhóna “the green of An Ghallmhóin” is the placename seen in 1659 ‘the Greene called ffahane Gallwony’ CS 485.

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52.6489, -8.6114latitude, longitude
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