BROWSE
harbour
Poll an Chaonaigh
genitive: Pholl an Chaonaigh
(Irish)
Pullaheeney
(English)

Glossary

English hole, pool, (tidal-)stream?

Centrepoint

54.2717, -8.49124latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1584
Pollencheime
F Leathanach: 4560
1588
Pollencheine
Wood-Martin Leathanach: 385
1590
Polloghkein
Wood-Martin Leathanach: 395
1593
Pollakiny
F Leathanach: 5805
1613
Pollechene
CPR Leathanach: 261a
1617
Pollanchoiny
CPR Leathanach: 332a
1659
Polikimy
Cen. Leathanach: 604
1660c
Pollkenny, the castle and lands of
BSD Leathanach: 161
1665c
Polleheny
HMR Leathanach: 25
1836
Pollachaonnaigh, ‘hole of the moss’
OD:AL Leathanach (AL): SL023,35
1836
Pullaheeny Old Castle
Popular:AL
1836
Pollacheeny
OD:AL
1836
Polkeny”The castle & lands of Polkeny” [DS Ref.];
DS Ref.:AL
1836
[Pollacheeny] “W. of Parish and Cabra Keel townland” [Situation];
Situation:AL
1836
[Pullaheeny Castle]
“Date of its erection cannot be ascertained. It is supposed to have been built by one of the O’Dowds and afterwards by Loughrone or a kind of wild woman, who was greatly dreaded on account of her great fierceness & strength. [Desc. Rem.]
Desc. Rem.:AL
1844
Poll a Chaonaigh
Hy Fiach.

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