BROWSE
townland
Drom Buachalla Uachtarach
genitive: Dhrom Buachalla Uachtarach
(Irish)
Drombohilly Upper
(English)

Glossary

droim, drom
English ridge

Centrepoint

51.7905, -9.74595latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1655
Dromabohiby
DS
1660
Dromabohiby
BSD Leathanach: 14
1678
Dromalihily alias Dromabohely
ASE Leathanach: 108. 30
1726
Drombahily
CGn. Leathanach: 30.32786, Imleabhar: 50
1825
East part of South Drombohilly
TAB Leathanach: 12/86,3
1841
Droumbohilly Upper
dúch:AL Leathanach: Ci141,16
1841
Leaca na b-plaingcéidídhe, 'hillside of the blankets'
[pl glanta]
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci141,16
1841
Drumboghilla
dúch:AL Leathanach: Ci141,16
1933
Drom Buachalla
Diar. na Bolg. Leathanach: ix-x
1933
i nDrom Buachalla
Diar. na Bolg. Leathanach: 119
1947
Drom Buachaillí
Chuala, agus mé óg, tagairt éigin dos na "buachaillí bána" mar mhíniú ar an a inm, ach ní fheadar an bhfuil aon bhunús ceart leis sin. Aon bhaile fearainn amháin i seadh é seo [Drombohilly Lower] agus D. Upper anois.
SÓS:Cártaí Móra Leathanach: Ke/5
1969
Drom Buachaillí
JKAHS Leathanach: II,105

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