BROWSE
townland
Polla Fraoigh
genitive: Pholla Fraoigh
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Pollafree
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the heathery pole
    polla — tomhas talún

  • English

    the heathery pole
    polla — measure of land

Centrepoint

53.9024, -7.22551latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1609
Pollofry
MEC
1637
Pollofrey
Inq. Ult.
1652
Pullefreeh
Comm. Surv.
1700c
Pullafree
Carvaghs
1836
Polla fraoigh, 'heathery pole'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca016,7
1836
Pol a fraoich
pl:AL Leathanach: Ca016,7
1836
Pullaghfree
"fool" [dúch];
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca016,7
1836
Pullafree
Co. List 1790:AL Leathanach: Ca016,7
1836
Pullefereeh
Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca016,7
1836
Pullafree
Cottingham:AL Leathanach: Ca016,7
1836
Pollafrey
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca016,7
1836
Pollafree
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca016,7
1836
[Pollafree]
"Pullafree is only a subdenomination of Corglass" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ca016,7

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