Tamhnach Leathan/Tawnaghlahan

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townland

Tamhnach Leathan

genitive: Thamhnach Leathan

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(Irish)

Tawnaghlahan

(English)

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Glossary

tamhnach

English arable place, field

Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Tír Aodha/Tirhugh

municipal district

Dún na nGall/Donegal

civil parish

Dún na nGall/Donegal

electoral division

Tamhnaigh an Mhullaigh/Tawnawully

Centrepoint

54.7009, -7.99974latitude, longitude

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Archival records

Historical references

1819	Townaghlahan	LN EPH B736; County of Donegal : to be let (by order of the Board of Education in Ireland)... The lands of Townawilly, the free-school state of Raphoe ... Lámhscríbhinn sa Leabharlann Náisiúnta, uimhir aitheantais na lámhscríbhinne leis. Bliain: 1200-1850
1835	Townalaghan	Rec. Name:AL Received Name in Ainmleabhar na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis (AL) Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1835	Tamhnach Leathan, Broad field	OD:AL 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
1835	Tonalochan Ton, a bottom, lochan, a pool.	Ogilby, Mr:AL (DG) Ogilby, Mr, faisnéiseoir in AL, Dún na nGall (P.), Tír Aodha, Co. Dhún na nGall / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Donegal (P.), Tirhugh, Co. Donegal.
1835	Townaloghan	Cavindish, Wm:AL (DG) Cavendish, Wm, faisnéiseoir in AL, Dún na nGall (P.), Tír Aodha, Co. Dhún na nGall / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Donegal (P.), Tirhugh, Co. Donegal. Hamilton, Andrew:AL (DG) Hamilton, Andrew, faisnéiseoir in AL, Droim Thuama, Tír Aodha, Co. Dhún na nGall / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Drumhome, Tirhugh, Co. Donegal.
1835	Tonalochan	O'Boyle, Patrick:AL (DG) O'Boyle, Patrick, faisnéiseoir in AL, Droim Thuama agus Dún na nGall (Paróiste), Tír Aodha, Co. Dhún na nGall / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Drumhome adn Donegal (Parish), Tirhugh, Co. Donegal. 'Irish Scholar'
1835	Belongs to Mr. James Erwin Esq. lease renewable every 21st year. Contains 126 a. 1 r. 23 p. about 50 acres of arable land the rest Bog and Mountain. County Cess £1.17.6.	Desc. Rem.:AL Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1972	taunəˈl′ahən Ó Tiománaí 27.00 270a1	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-

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