BROWSE
townland
Poll an Mhóintigh
genitive: Pholl an Mhóintigh
(Irish)
Bigwood
(English)

Other names

Poulmounty
local name (What is this?)
(English)

Glossary

móin, mónaidh
English bogland
English hole, pool, (tidal-)stream?

Centrepoint

52.463, -6.90429latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1490
Poll in Móintigh
ZCP Imleabhar: IV, Leathanach: 31
1577
Polmontey
F Alt: 3155
1601
Polmontie
F Alt: 6541
1601
Polmonty
F Alt: 6541
1621
Polmonty
Kavanagh Papers Leathanach: 20
1626
Martlands in Polmenty
Kavanagh Papers Leathanach: 22
1641
Pollmounty
(Bryan Kavanagh)
Kavanagh Papers Leathanach: 24
1650c
Poll an Mhóintigh
LM Leathanach: 272
1654
Polmontie, the Castle of
CS (LG) Leathanach: 214
1654
Polmontie, ye Pill of
CS (LG) Leathanach: 214
1655
[common to Ballileagh and Ballinebannock]
DS
1699c
Paulemanty
(Bryan Cavenagh)
Ir. Jacob. Leathanach: 53
1816
Poolmonty Bridge
Gill (Wexford)
1840
Ballaghnalour or Poulmounty
TAB:AL
1840
Big Wood
Rec. Name:AL
1840
Paulmount Br.
SO 6"
1840
Poll Móinte "hole of the bogs"
OD:AL
1840
Poulmounty
Byrne:AL (LG) (Tigh Moling)
1840
Poulmounty Wood
Armstrong, Mr:AL (LG) Tigh Moling
1840
Poulmounty Wood
St. Mullin's PP:AL (LG)
1937
Poulmounty
BNS Imleabhar: 903, Leathanach: 208

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