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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
hillock of the cliff, precipice
Tá cnoc sa bhaile fearainn seo a bhfuil fána ghéar ann ar an taobh ó dheas. Maidir leis an bhfoirm stairiúil ‘Tullyalla alias Tavenenogla’, an-seans gurbh é ‘Tavenenogla’ ainm na haille sin: Taobh na nÓglach – “the (hill)side of the young men, (young) warriors”. (JÓG, CÓC)
- English
hillock of the cliff, precipice
There is a hill in this townland which has a steep precipice on its southern side. In regard to the historical form ‘Tullyalla alias Tavenenogla’, it seems likely that ‘Tavenenogla’ represents the name of that precipice: Taobh na nÓglach – “the (hill)side of the young men, (young) warriors”. (JÓG, CÓC)
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Historical references
| 1621 |
Tullyally
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Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 11
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| 1625 |
Tallyalla
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Inq. Ult. 1 CI
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| 1669 |
Tullyalla alias Tavenenogla
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Chic. Pat. Leathanach: 135
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| 1740 |
Tullyelly
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| 1801 |
Tullyelly
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| 1830 |
Tullyally
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| 1830 |
Tulaigh Allaidh
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| 1835 |
Tully ally
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