Hierarchy
county
barony
civil parish
townland
townland
Mweelroe
(English)
Glossary
English bare, flat-topped; derelict; bare, flat-topped hillock
rua, ruadh
English red; red place
Centrepoint
53.9978, -8.44587latitude, longitude
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Historical references
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1819 |
Mweelroe
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1830c |
Milroe
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1836 |
Maol Ruadh, 'red round or bald hill'
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OD:AL Leathanach: Sl022,24
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1836 |
Mielroe
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BS:AL Leathanach: Sl022,24
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1836 |
Maol ruadh
"from a red Maol cow that was found in it - 7 í lár ruadh" [pl];
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pl:AL Leathanach: Sl022,24
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1836 |
[Mweelroe]
"The N. side of the townland is bounded by a large stream...and a mill at the W. end called Caldaragh on which there is a trigonometrical station" [Desc. Rem.];
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Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Sl022,24
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1836 |
Mweelrow
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CM:AL Leathanach: Sl022,24
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1836 |
Mielroe
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Garrett, Rev.:AL Leathanach: Sl022,24
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1836 |
Mweelroe
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OD:AL Leathanach: Sl022,24
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1836 |
Mielroe
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BS:AL Leathanach: Sl022,24
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1836 |
Mweelrow
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1836 |
The N. side of the townland is bounded by a large stream...and a mill at the W. end called Caldaragh on which there is a trigonometrical station
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1836 |
Mielroe
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1836 |
Maol Ruadh “red round or bald hill”
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1836 |
Mweelroe
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1836 |
Maol ruadh ‘from a red Maol cow that was found in it - 7 í lár ruadh’
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2010 |
[mwiːl ˈroː]
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