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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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Historical references
ˌtounəˈhosiː
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ˌtounəˈhuːsiː
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"Pinkman: Tamhnaigh-Chuasaigh = Green field of the caves or hollows. Cuasach a derivative from cuas, a cave or hollow. "
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"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). "
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1817 |
Tawnyrousy
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1835 |
Townaosey
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TAB Leathanach: 56 (60:16/7)
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1836 |
Tawnyoosey, Townyhoossey
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1836 |
Tawny
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1836 |
Tawnyhoossey
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1836 |
Tamhnaigh chúsaigh
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1836 |
Tamhnaigh chuasaigh,
'field of caves'
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1836 |
Tawnyhoosy
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