BROWSE
townland
Galún Bológ
genitive: Ghalún Bológ
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Gallonbulloge or Blackbull
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    gallon of (the) bullocks
    galún — tomhas talún

    An logainm Gaeilge seo is bunús do ‘the half Pole of Bulloage’ (1726); cf. ‘Bulloge’ Rec. Name:AL. Ach bhí leagan Béarla in úsáid an-luath ag na Plandóirí: ‘the black bull’, ‘lands of the Bull’ Dep. 1641, ‘the Black Bull Estate’ (1812) CGn. Féach freisin ar liosta focal Uí Ghramhnaigh: "bulán, a bullock; in Meath, bulóg, pronounced blóg, a calf."

Centrepoint

53.9337, -7.28399latitude, longitude
Irish Grid (with letter)
Computing...
Irish Grid (without letter)
Computing...
Irish Transverse Mercator (ITM)
Computing...

Historical references

1643
the black bull
Dep. 1641
1643
the Bull, lands of
Dep. 1641
1660c.
Drumlegg & Balloge
BSD (Ca) Leathanach: 258
1700c
Bulloge
Carvaghs
1726
the half Pole of Bulloage
CGn.
1733
?Blackpole
CGn.
1793
Balackbull
sic
CGn.
1812
the Black Bull Estate ... 180a2r
CGn.
1821
Black-Bull
Daonáireamh
1836
Blackbull or Bullogue
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca015,12
1836
Bulloge
["County Map 1790"];
CM:AL Leathanach: Ca015,12
1836
Blackbull
TAB Leathanach: Ca015,12
1836
Bulloge
"a bullock" [dúch]; "Gal[..] [...] Blackbull, there [...] sign over[...]" pl doiléite:AL
Rec. Name:AL Leathanach: Ca015,12
1836
Black Bull anciently Gallonbulloge
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca015,12
1836
Black Bull or Gallonbulloge
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: Ca015,12

Please note: Some of the documentation from the archives of the Placenames Branch is available here. It indicates the range of research contributions undertaken by the Branch on this placename over the years. It may not constitute a complete record, and evidence may not be sequenced on the basis of validity. It is on this basis that this material is made available to the public.

Archival and research material provided on this site may be used, subject to acknowledgement. Issues regarding republication or other permissions or copyright should be addressed to logainm@dcu.ie.