BROWSE
townland
Tulaigh Thónmhar
genitive: Thulaigh Thónmhar
(Irish)
Tullyhonour
(English)

Glossary

tulach, tulaigh
English hillock

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    wave-like hillock? big-bottomed hillock?

    Ní léir céard atá i gceist leis an dara heilimint anseo, ach b'fhéidir gur leagan malartach é de cheachtar den dá aidiacht tonnmhar “billowy” (FGB) “abounding in waves” (tonnmar, DIL) nó tónach “big-bottomed” (FGB). (JÓG, 05 Eanáir 2026)

  • English

    the wave-like hillock? the big-bottomed hillock?

    The meaning of the second element here is not entirely clear, but it may be a variant form of either of the two adjectives tonnmhar “billowy” (FGB) “abounding in waves” (tonnmar, DIL) or tónach “big-bottomed” (FGB). (JÓG, 05 January 2026)

Centrepoint

54.922, -7.92542latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1803
Tullyhonuer
CGn. 547.307.361197: City of Londonderry to Johnson
1834
Tullyhoner
TAB
1835
Tullyhonour
BS:AL
1835c
Tulaigh Onora 'Honoria's hill'
OD:AL
1835
Tullyhonour
Rec. Name:AL
1835
Tullyhonour
OD:AL
1937/8
Tulaigh Thonair
BNS 1104, Leathanach 174
1964-9
tuliːˈhoːnər
Áit.

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