BROWSE
townland
An Tuar
genitive: an Tuair
(Irish)
Toor
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the animal-enclosure; lea (-field): bleaching-green

  • English

    the animal-enclosure; lea (-field): bleaching-green

Centrepoint

53.4183, -7.14407latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1781
Towre
Duke Giffard of Castle Jordon ... Christiana FitzGerald ... Balenabracky ... Baltinoran ... Goro[c?]abode Towre Turnafullagh
CGn. 341.162.22765
1782
Tower
Ballinbracky ... Baltinorane ... Gorarabode Tower ... Turnafullogh
CGn. 342.496.231219
1785
Towre
John Gamble ... Robt. Green ... Bolenabracky ... Baltinoran ... Gorocabode Ballynagilske Towre and Turnafullagh
CGn. 376.18.247886
1796
Boulinarisk comonly calld. Towr
Revd. Wm. Green of Castlejordan ... Josh Green ... the lands of Boulinarisk comonly calld. Towr ... Garraghabode (12a) ... Boulanarisk ...
CGn. 498.368.319783
1796
Boulinarisk com.ly called Tour
Greene to Greene ... Boulinarisk com.ly called Tour ... Gurraghabode ...
CGn. 505.55.32251
1796
Toure
Toure and Tournafullagh
CGn. 495.482.326304
1836
Thour
Rec. Name:AL Leathanach: Mí013,12
1836
Túr, i.e. turris
dúch:AL Leathanach: Mí013,12
1836
Tuar, 'any green field, a bleach green'
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí013,12
1836
Túr
pl:AL Leathanach: Mí013,12
1836
Toor
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí013,12

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