BROWSE
townland
Tamhnaigh an Mhullaigh
genitive: Thamhnaigh an Mhullaigh
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Tawnawully Mountains
(English)

Glossary

mullach, mullaigh
English hilltop
English arable place, field

Centrepoint

54.7286, -7.99003latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1608
Tawnymully
Survey Ulst. Leathanach: 182
1654
Townawooly (river)
CS III
1654
ye towne of Woolly
CS III
1659
Tawininvilly
Cen.
1660
Tawnewilly
BSD (DG)
1835
Tamhna Mhullaigh, field of the summit
OD:AL
1835
Tawnawilly &c
OD:AL
1835
Tonauile Mountain
Ton, a bottom, uile-winding
Ogilby, Mr:AL (DG)
1835
Townawilly (Mountains)
Cavindish, Wm:AL (DG)
Hamilton, Andrew:AL (DG)
1835
Tawnawilly Mountain
Welsh, Mr, Rev.:AL (DG)
1835
Tamhnamhulligh
O'Boyle, Patrick:AL (DG)
1835
It belongs to the Revd. J. Erwin who holds it for thepurpose of supporting the school of Raphoe under a grant ofQueen Elish. It contains 5972 a. 2 r. 33 p. and is all Mountainexcept 81 a. 0 r. 22 p. of water and about 13 acres of arable.
Desc. Rem.:AL
1972
ˌtəunəˈwoli
Cártaí Beaga

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