BROWSE
townland
An Phailís Mhór
genitive: na Pailíse Móire
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Pallas More
(English)

Glossary

English great, big

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the palisade
    Tá fianaise ar an leagan Gaeilge ag dul siar go dtí 1462

  • English

    the palisade
    The Irish name is attested as far back as 1462

Centrepoint

53.5706, -7.70962latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1462
...tánaisi na hAngaile do mharbhadh i mbeol atha na Pailisi...
ARÉ Imleabhar: IV, Leathanach: 1022
1476
an phailís
ARÉ Imleabhar: IV, Leathanach: 1100
1541c
le Pales
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 213
1576
the Palles (Nycolas Woddyngton...which made the escape at the Palles in the county of Longford)
F Leathanach: 2867
1578
Palis
F Leathanach: 3421
1579
the Palace (O Ferroll Boye)
F Leathanach: 3566
1581
Pallic
F Leathanach: 3829
1587
Pallis
F Leathanach: 4980
1587
the Pallice (O Ferrall Boy)
F Leathanach: 5091
1594?
Palyst
F Leathanach: 5888
1597
Pallice
F Leathanach: 6108
1597
land called Pallisemore
F Leathanach: 6131
1602
the Pallace (Fergus Ferrall, gent, John Mollony, harper)
F Leathanach: 6658
1602
Palice (Patr. m’Hubert O Ferrall)
F Leathanach: 6699
1603
Pallice
CPR Leathanach: 17b
1603
Pallice
CPR Leathanach: 18a
1603
Pallice
CPR Leathanach: 29b
1606
Pales
CPR Leathanach: 90a
1607
Pailles, otherwise Pallies, with the castle
CPR Leathanach: 116a
1607
Pales
CPR Leathanach: 269, Nóta: (Erck)
1612
Pallismore
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1629
Pallaice More [caisleán léirithe anseo]
Cotton Map
1655
Pallicemore
DS
1659
Pallismore
Cen. Leathanach: 453
c.1660
Pallisemore
BSD Leathanach: 122
1813
Pallas-more
Edgeworth
1836
Pallasmore
BS:AL
1836
Pall=as=more
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1836
Pallasmore
Moffett, Rev. J.:AL
1836
Pallasmore
Robinson, F.:AL
1836
Pallismore
Inq. J I:AL
1836
Pallis
Chas. Goldsmith the father:AL
1836
Beol-atha-na-pailise
FM AD 1462:AL
1836
Palace (Big)
OD:AL
1836
it was in this tl. that the Poet Goldsmith was born
Desc. Rem.:AL
1908
Pallasmore; Pálás Mór
MacGivney Leathanach: 190
2008
paləsˈmoːr
Áit.

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