BROWSE
valley
Gleann Molúra
genitive: Ghleann Molúra
(Irish)
Glenmalur
(English)

Other names

Glenmalure
(English)

Glossary

English glen

Centrepoint

52.9769, -6.392latitude, longitude
Irish Grid (with letter)
Computing...
Irish Grid (without letter)
Computing...
Irish Transverse Mercator (ITM)
Computing...

Archival records

scanned imagescanned image

Historical references

1256-71
Glandeluri
Alen's Reg.
1279
Glindelor ... Glindelory
CDI
1300-1650
Gleann Mo-Lura a Laighnibh
Butler Poems
1311
Glandelor
Bk. Howth
1312
Glandelore
Bk. Howth
1378?
Glandelorrogh
Bk. Howth
1548
Glandelore
CSPI
1578
o Ghlenn Maoil Ughra
ARÉ
1580
go Glend Maoíl Ughra
ARÉ
1580
Ghlinne Mhaoil Ughra ...Ghlinne Maoíl Ughra
ARÉ
1592
go Glend Mhaoílughra
ARÉ
1596
Glan Malorrighe
Cal. Carew
1596
o Ghlionn Maoílughra
ARÉ
1597
o Ghlend Mhaoilugra
ARÉ
1599c
Glandilore
Treatise of Ire.
1616c
go Gleand Maoilugra
"go Gleand Maoilugra bail i raibe Fiacha m Oedha"
Beatha Aodha Ruaidh
1616c
i nGlionn Mhaoilugra
"Aodh Ó Domhnaill do beith i nGlionn Mhaoilugra"
Beatha Aodha Ruaidh
1620c
Glan Malo
Cal. Carew
1633
Glanmalurr
Inq. Lag.
1652
Glanmalurry
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 237
1655-7
Glynmalur
DS
1666
Glanmalara
ASE
1668
Glenmalurr
HMR (CM)
1682
Glanmaleer
Dublin Wills
1685c
Glinmalur
Hib. Del.
1724
Glenmolur.
CGn.
1725
o Gleann Mallurra
LN G192 Leathanach: 5a
1725
Ghleann Malluradh [g.]
Malluradh : thus[a]
LN G192 Leathanach: 5b
1728
gleann Mallughradh
KIL 20 Leathanach: 139
1728
glean Mailuradh
KIL 20 Leathanach: 147
1730c
Gleann Malura
Na Caisidigh
1730c
gleann mollar
Na Caisidigh Leathanach: 65
1731
Glanmolurra
CGn.
1760
Glinmalur
Nevill 1760
1790
Glen mar Ulagh — semblable à Ulster
Leabhair nótaí Coquebert de Montbret
JRSAI Imleabhar: lxxxii
1816
Glinmalur
CGn.
1837
Glenmalúră
SÓD - NB ní síneadh fada ach comhartha béime atá in -ú- anseo
LSO (BÁC) Leathanach: LS, 12
1837
Glenmalūră
SÓD - NB ní síneadh fada ach comhartha béime atá in -ū- anseo
LSO (BÁC) Leathanach: LS, 12
1839
Gleann Maoil Ughra
LSO (CM)
1857-8
Gleann-Maluire
Agus 'Ghlean-Maluire [gin.]' san áit chéanna aige le haghaidh Clann Mhaoilíora (#1403509) (UF/La/CD).
Stair an Bhionadaigh Leathanach: 191
1910
G[lenn]. malura Glenmalure, c. Wick., Ci.; ¶ G. Maoilughra, Mi.; ¶ Glendaloure, stronghold of the O Tooles in 1539, letter of Lord Gray to Cromwell.
Onom. Goed.
1910
Glenmalure, c. Wick., Ci.; ¶ G. Maoilughra, Mi.; ¶ Glendaloure, stronghold of the O Tooles in 1539, letter of Lord Gray to Cromwell. G[lenn]. maoilughra Glenmalure, c. Wick., Ar. 22, Fm. vi. 1916; ¶ G. Molura, Ci.
Onom. Goed.
1932
Sometimes pronounced 'Glenmuller' or Glanmullard'. (172)
LPN
1934
He called it 'Glenmùller’. (I lch.78).
LPN
1944
'when speaking quickly he [Charlie Fenton] pronounced it ''Glenma'lurr'). (411)
LPN

Please note: Some of the documentation from the archives of the Placenames Branch is available here. It indicates the range of research contributions undertaken by the Branch on this placename over the years. It may not constitute a complete record, and evidence may not be sequenced on the basis of validity. It is on this basis that this material is made available to the public.

Archival and research material provided on this site may be used, subject to acknowledgement. Issues regarding republication or other permissions or copyright should be addressed to logainm@dcu.ie.

Open data

Application programming interface (API)

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
API key required to access data
More about the Logainm API

Linked Logainm

Formats: RDF | RDF N3 | RDF JSON | RDF XML

Operated by Digital Repository of Ireland
More about Linked Logainm