BROWSE
townland
Barr na Ladhar
genitive: Bharr na Ladhar
(Irish)
Barlear
(English)

Glossary

English top
English fork

Centrepoint

54.2492, -8.07913latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Bárr Ladhair = Top of the fork or forked place. Ladhar is another name for a fork, or a portion of land between two rivers that meet obliquely, or land around which a river winds fork-shape. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Sweathouse (site). On the W side of a N-S stream (218). "
Nóta
1678
Barnalyer
ASE Leathanach: 256:24
1731
Barlire
CGn. Leathanach: 66.460.47548
1738
Barlier
CGn. Leathanach: 90.282.64314
1738
Barlire
CGn. Leathanach: 92.436.65259
1835
Barlier
TAB Leathanach: 4, 60 (60:16/7)
1836
Barleer
BS:AL
1836
Barralea
Peace, Clerk of:AL
1836
Bar laodhar/ laodhaire
pl:AL
1836
Bar ladhar,
'top of the fork'
OD:AL
1836
Barlear
"See Lear Derry." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL

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