BROWSE
townland
Tuar na Fola
genitive: Thuar na Fola
(Irish)
Toornafolla
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the animal-enclosure; lea (-field); bleaching-green, of the blood

  • English

    the animal-enclosure; lea (-field); bleaching-green, of the blood

Centrepoint

53.4137, -7.12837latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1781
Turnafullagh
Duke Giffard of Castle Jordon ... Christiana FitzGerald ... Balenabracky ... Baltinoran ... Goro[c?]abode Towre Turnafullagh
CGn. 341.162.22765
1785
Turnafullagh
John Gamble ... Robt. Green ... Bolenabracky ... Baltinoran ... Gorocabode Ballynagilske Towre and Turnafullagh
CGn. 376.18.247886
1796
Tournafullagh
Revd. Wm. Greene ... Berkeley Kippar ... Ballinoran called Killkeeran ... Tournafullagh
CGn. 505.322.326303
1796
Tournafullagh
Toure and Tournafullagh
CGn. 495.482.326304
1799
Thournafolla
Richd. FitzGerald of Balinoran ... set unto John Kelly of Balnabrackey ... Balnagilshie & Thournafolla bounded on the ... West by the Middle field ditch
CGn. 520.251.340521
1802
Thournafulla
the house and part of the Lands of Balnabrackey being known by the name Thournafulla occupied by Laurence Weldon of Castlejorrdan
CGn. 549.510.364916
1803
Turnefulla (lands of Ballynabrack orwise Ballynebracky commonly called)
Kildangan ... lands of Ballynabrack orwise Ballynebracky commonly called Turnefulla
CGn. 552.471.36759
1812 (1817)
Tournafuller
Larkin (Mí)
1828
Thuarnafulla
TAB
1836
Túr na fola, 'tower, bush or green of the blood'
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí013,9
1836
Toornafolla
"The 'th' should not be used in English." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí013,9
1836
Thurnafulla
Par. Applot. 1831:AL Leathanach: Mí013,9

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