BROWSE
townland
Doire na Buaile
genitive: Dhoire na Buaile
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Bogtown
(English)

Glossary

buaile, buailidh
English cattle-fold, summer-pasture
English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket

Explanatory note

  • English

    the (oak-)wood of the cattle-fold, summer pasture

Centrepoint

53.1945, -7.26086latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1564
Leskayelaghe
F Leathanach: 596
1570
Lescaylagh
F Leathanach: 1654
1617
Liscaylagh al' Deirynaghboylagh
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 12 J I
1617
Liscaylagh al' Deirynaghboylagh and Ballynecloinagh, Killeck al' Ballaghkellin, Kilkepagh
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 12 J I
1618
le Skailagh
CPR Leathanach: 390
1666
Derryneboly alias Boggstowne
ASE Leathanach: 84
1710
Boggtown
CGn. Imleabhar: 7.362.2685
1726
Boggtown
CGn. Imleabhar: 51.198.33351
1837
Bogtown
BS:AL

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