BROWSE
townland
Buíonach
genitive: Bhuíonach
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Boyannagh
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    yellow-swamp?
    ? < buí + eanach

  • English

    yellow-swamp?
    ? < buí + eanach

Centrepoint

54.4682, -8.21694latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
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Cf. RC, IM
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n/a
"Pinkman: Buidhe-Eanach = Yellow morass. The Four Masters have the word, Buidheamhnac, Yellow Swamp – AD 1137 "
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"Arch. Inventory: Rath. On the W-facing slope of a ridge (62). Rath. On the S-facing slope of a low ridge in a coniferous forest (62). Rath. At the summit of an E-W ridge (62). Bullaun stone (site). On pasture beside a river… It is probably associated with Tobar Patrick Well in Dunmuckrum, Co. Donegal (192). "
Nóta
1622
Boyanah
CPR Leathanach: 536b
1634
?Boyannagh
Inq. Leathanach: 179
1660c
Boyannagh
BSD Leathanach: 37
1661
Boyannagh
Inq. Leathanach: 186
1661
Boyanna
Inq. Leathanach: 186
1661
Boyenagh
Inq. Leathanach: 187
1729
Moyanagh
CGn. Leathanach: 72.12.49464
1729
Boyanagh
CGn. Leathanach: 72.12.49464
1817
Boyney; Boyny
Larkin
1836
Boyeny
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Boyanagh
DS:AL
1836
Boyenagh
White, S.:AL
1836
Boyney
HCER 1820:AL
1836
Buidhe eanach
"'//a' long"
pl:AL
1836
Buidhe ea//n:ach
'yellow marsh'
OD:AL
2010
ˈbəiniː

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