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Explanatory note
- English
the long strip of land? (tail)
Centrepoint
Historical references
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ˈorəbəl
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ˈorbəl/<br/>/ˈorəbəl
duine céanna
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Ao, Ca, DG, TE
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"Pinkman: Earball = A tail, a long narrow strip of land. “Earball, a tail; in Connaugh, ruball. Earball, a tail, pronounced urball, eirioball, ruball, and rioball.” (O’Donovan, Supplement to O’Reilly). The word is appled sometimes to a piece of land, that is the extremity of a larger portion, or that some rough resemblance to the tail of an animal. "
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"Arch. Inventory: Rath. On a low hill of the W-facing foothills of Slieve Anierin which backs on to a ravine at S (130). "
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| 1629 |
Urbell
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Inq. Leathanach: 165
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| 1660c |
Urball
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BSD Leathanach: 68
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| 1668 |
Urbill
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ASE Leathanach: 177:01
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| 1685 |
Urball
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| 1731 |
Urbull
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CGn. Leathanach: 67.455.4676
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| 1817 |
Rubble
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| 1834? |
"Lower Urbal Upper Urbal"
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TAB Leathanach: (60:16/9) 616
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| 1836 |
Urbell
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| 1836 |
Urbell
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| 1836 |
Urbal
" 'rubail' signifies a tail of land i.e. a long narrow stripe"
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