BROWSE
townland
Gleann Aola
genitive: Ghleann Aola
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Gleneely
(English)

Glossary

English glen

Centrepoint

54.7671, -7.68326latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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Nóta: Níl aon rian de ghleann ann; tá an chuid is mó den bh.f. suite ar bharr cnoic ach tá gleann Abhainn na nGadrach ar an taobh thoir den chnoc. Ceanglaíonn eagarthóir AU an áit seo le Gleann Daoile / Gleneely in Inis Eoghain rud nach bhféadfadh a bheith ceart. Ón chomhthéacs, is cosúil gur in aice leis an Fhinn a bhí sí. féach ARÉ v, 1354 faoin bhliain 1522 : “O Ro fidir ó Neill (Maghnas do dhol hi ttir eocchain) soais ina fhriting tar Finn 7 ro mhill an tír roimhe go ceann maghair 7 do bert creach a cionn maghair lais” cf. = A.Conn. 1522 “tanic O Neill a Cenél Moain 7 fecht Albanac aige”
Nóta
1462
a Cloinn (no nGleand) Eidhile) [hUa Neill do dhul, sluagh mor, a Tir Conaill .... . Ocus do bi hUa Neill (idon, Enri) don turus sin da oidhci a Fanaid ag a loscadh & ag a milliudh & da oidhci aile a C.] *
AU Leathanach: III 206
1522
a n-Glend-éile [gur cruinnich O Neill an sluagh cetna sin 7 tancatur a Tír-Conaill 7 do mill mórán do’n tír co n-dechaidh a nG. E. 7 do rucsat ar creich a Cinn-maghair]
AU Leathanach: III 542
1527
a nGlinn Eli [Maghnus h. Domhnaill do dul ar siubal chreche a nG. E. ar Aodh mBuidhe OnDomnaill 7 crech do thabhairt leis et dis ocmarcach da muintir do marbad .i. mac Domnaill meic Feidhlim meic Aonghais Óig h.i Gallchubair 7 mac Briain Meic an Decánaig
AConn. Leathanach: 664,13
1527
a nGlenn Eile
AU Leathanach: III 566
1629
Clanilly
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 11 C I
1661
Clannelly
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 6 C II
1801
Glenneely
McCrea DG
1835c
Gleneely
BS:AL
1835c
Gleann Eilidhe, ‘This was an ancient territory'
OD:AL
1835c
Gleann Sneadhghaile ‘Snelly's Glen or valley'
OD:AL

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