BROWSE
townland
An Dún Mór
genitive: an Dúin Mhóir
(Irish)
Dunmore
(English)

Glossary

dún, dúnaibh
English fort
English great, big

Centrepoint

55.1529, -7.80366latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1612
Dinnore
CPR Leathanach: 239a
1654
Downemor
CS III Leathanach: 110
1654
Dunmore
CS III Leathanach: 110
1659
Downemore
Cen. Leathanach: 54
1665
Dounemore
HMR
1727
Donmore
CGn. 53.136.34767 Harrison to Arthur
1736
Dunmore
CGn. 86.137.59660: Boyne to Lennox
1741
Dunmore
George McSwine of Dunmore in the parish of Mevagh
CGn. 106.63.72713 Babington to McSwine
1779
Dunmore
Clements MS 14 A. 17 / (032)
1835
Dunmore
BS:AL
1835
Dún Mór 'Great fort'
OD:AL

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