BROWSE
townland
Poll an Teara
genitive: Pholl an Teara
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Poulatar
(English)

Glossary

English hole, pool, (tidal-)stream?

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the pool of An Teara
    Tagraíonn an logainm do thobar isteach ón Teara i ndeisceart bhaile fearainn na Tulaí.
    An Teara — ainm abhann (River Tar), nach léir brí dó.

  • English

    the pool of An Teara
    The name refers to a well in from the River Tar in the south of Tullow townland.
    An Teara — river name (River Tar), meaning unclear.

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52.2827, -7.87705latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

River Tar 87, 88 An Teara
1618 Owentare CPR IV-14 363b
1654 Ountearr CS I 330
1654 Ouentear CS I 366
1840 River Tar AL:BS (P.Ballybacon)
1840 Abhainn tarra AL:OD + PL (P.Ballybacon)
1840 abhainn tara, "Tara is quick, rapid" AL:OD (P.Tullaghortan)
An Teara PN Decies 316
Abhainn Teara PN Decies 293
1601
Pollitarre
F Leathanach: 6564
1654
poulletarry
CS I Leathanach: I.334,355,337 & rl
1655
Poultarry
DS (s) (TÁ)
1660c
Poultarry
BSD Leathanach: 141
1665-6
Pollterry
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 24
1666-7
Poulederry
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 88
1669
Pouletarry
ASE Leathanach: 191
1703
Pouletary alias Pouletarry
ASE Leathanach: 371
1713
Pouletarry alias Poutletary
CGn. Leathanach: 12.116.4594
1716
Pouletarry alias Poueletary
CGn. Leathanach: 15.478.8280
1751
Pouletarra alias Pouletarry alias Pouletary
CGn. Leathanach: 140.549.98180
1837
'Here is a well called Poul-a-Tarr'
(p. Ballybacon); cf Poulatar SO, mionainm in aice Abhainn Teara (bf Tullow)
Top. Dict. Leathanach: 122, Imleabhar: I
1840
Pouletar
BS:AL
1840
poll a tarra
pl:AL
1840
Poll a' Tara, 'hole of the Tara [river]'
AL
1952
Poll a' tSearraigh
PN Decies Leathanach: 296
1963-4
pəuləˈt′arə/ /pəuləˈt′aːr
Dinnseanchas Leathanach: I.35
1963-4
ənˈt′arə/ /ˌəuin′ˈt′arə/ /ˌəuŋ′ˈt′arə/ /ənˈt′aːr
Dinnseanchas Leathanach: I.42
1985
ˌpouləˈtʲaːr
Áit.

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