BROWSE
townland
An Tuar Fionn
genitive: an Tuair Fhinn
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Toorfune
(English)

Glossary

fionn, finne
English white
English animal-enclosure; lea(-field); bleaching-green

Centrepoint

52.851, -8.27632latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1654
Tourefionne
CS II Leathanach: 140
1654
Tourefioune
CS II Leathanach: 146
1654
Tourefoune
CS II Leathanach: 146
1654
Towerfioune
CS II Leathanach: 146
1654
Towerfoune
CS II Leathanach: 146
1654
Towrefioune
CS II Leathanach: 137
1657
Tourefioune
DS
1657
Tourefionne
DS (P)
c.1660
Tourefionne
BSD (TÁ) Leathanach: 196
1665-1666
Torofion
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 42
1666
Turfune
ASE Leathanach: 75:9
1685
Tourefione
Hib. Del.
1840
Thurfune
BS:AL
1840
Túr Fionn 'white tower'
OD:AL
1840
Túr Fionn
pl OK:AL
1989
ˌtu:rˈfju:n
Áit.

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