BROWSE
townland
Port Leamhnaí
genitive: Phort Leamhnaí
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Portlawney
(English)

Glossary

English port, bank, fort
leamhán, leamhach
English elm-tree

Explanatory note

  • English

    bank of (the) place of elms

Centrepoint

54.0707, -7.42819latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1609
Ponlaunan
sic
MEC
1652
Purtlawna
Comm. Surv.
1660c
Purtelawney
BSD
1709
Portlawnagh
Carvaghs
1836
Portlowney
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca021,15
1836
Portlawny
Cess Bk:AL Leathanach: Ca021,15
1836
Portlowna
TAB Leathanach: Ca021,15
1836
Portlawnagh
CM:AL Leathanach: Ca021,15
1836
Portlawnagh
Printed List 1790:AL Leathanach: Ca021,15
1836
Purtlawna
Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca021,15
1836
Port leamhna, 'bank of the elm'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca021,15
1836
Portlawney
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca021,15

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