BROWSE
townland
Tamhnaigh Chuasaigh
genitive: Thamhnaigh Chuasaigh
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Tawnyhoosy
(English)

Glossary

English arable place, field

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    arable place of (the) hollows?
    Foirm chalctha den tuiseal tabharthach nó den logthuiseal de tamhnach is ea tamhnaigh; tá an dara heilimint, ar dócha gur aidiacht é, infhillte (< cuasach) dá réir seo

  • English

    low-lying arable place
    Tamhnaigh is the petrified form of the locative or dative case of the word tamhnach; the second element, which is probably an adjective, is inflected (< cuasach) accordingly

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54.2453, -8.21407latitude, longitude
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Historical references

ˌtounəˈhosiː
Áit.
ˌtounəˈhuːsiː
x2
Áit.
Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Tamhnaigh-Chuasaigh = Green field of the caves or hollows. Cuasach a derivative from cuas, a cave or hollow. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Rath. On top of a small ridge in a low-lying landscape (125). Rath. On a spur of high ground jutting W from a drumlin (126). "
Nóta
1817
Tawnyrousy
Larkin
1835
Townaosey
TAB Leathanach: 56 (60:16/7)
1836
Tawnyoosey, Townyhoossey
BS:AL
1836
Tawny
O'Donovan, Mr.:AL
1836
Tawnyhoossey
Lancy, W.:AL
1836
Tamhnaigh chúsaigh
pl:AL
1836
Tamhnaigh chuasaigh,
'field of caves'
OD:AL
1836
Tawnyhoosy
OD:AL

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