BROWSE
townland
An Tamhnaigh Mhaol
genitive: na Tamhnaí Maoile
(Irish)
Tawnymoyle
(English)

Glossary

English bare, flat-topped; derelict; bare, flat-topped hillock
English arable place, field

Centrepoint

54.3108, -8.25119latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Tamhnaigh-na-Maoile = Field of the hornless cow. “A town supposed to have a cow without horns” – local explanation. Another name for this place was Gort-a’-Longphuirt, field of the encampment "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Rath. On top of a prominent E-W ridge (126). "
Nóta
1622
Tawnemoyle
CPR Leathanach: 536b
[1622
Gortlongford
CPR Leathanach: 536b
1655
Tawoynoile
DS
1660c
Tawnymoyle
Cortinlong (sic) pt. Tawnymoyle
BSD Leathanach: 35
1668
Tawnemoyle
ASE Leathanach: 187:23
[1668
Gortlenfort alias Gortinlongport
ASE Leathanach: 187:23
1685
Tawinoile
Hib. Del.
1735
Tawnymoyle
CGn. Imleabhar: 79.493.57042
1735
Gortinlamport
CGn. Imleabhar: 79.276.55802
1817
Tavenymoyle
Larkin
1835?
Townamoyle
TAB Leathanach: Innéacs, 105, 107, 109, 111 (59:16/2)
1836
Townamoyle
BS:AL
1836
Tavenymoyle
Larkin (Li)
1836
Baile na maoile
"A town supposed to have a cow without horns."
Orme, M.:AL
1836
Townymoyle
Park:AL
1836
Tawnimoyle
DS:AL
1836
Tamhnach maol, gort na longfort
pl:AL
1836
Tamhnach maol, 'or', Gort na Longphort
"Field of the bald cows, or field of the encampment."
OD:AL

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