BROWSE
townland
Poll Rancáin
genitive: Pholl Rancáin
(Irish)
Pollrankin
(English)

Glossary

English hole, pool, (tidal-)stream?

Centrepoint

52.2625, -6.41594latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1425
Pohanken (unnamed)
Kn. Fees Leathanach: 9
1545
Polroddan ?
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 76
1549
Little Polrankan (John Walsh)
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 79
1551
Polrangan magna (Nich. Walsh)
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 80
1551
Pulrangan (Nich. Walsh)
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 80
1552
Pulrangan (Will. Walshe, gent)
‘William Walshe, son and heir of Nicholas Walshe, late of Pulrangan, gent’
F Alt: 1073
1608
Polranckan (John Walshe)
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 97
1608
Polranctan (John Walsh)
Cal. Carew Leathanach: 32
1637
Pollrankan (John Walsh)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 112 C I
1641c
Polrankan (Will. Walsh)
Wexford Rebel List 1641 Leathanach: 32
1655c
Poulerancan
DS Comp. (LG)
1659
Polrankan
Cen. Leathanach: 534
1660c
Poulerannecane (Wm. Welsh)
BSD (LG) Imleabhar: (CS IX), Leathanach: 83 (304)
1667
Poulrancan (Nics. King & Gerald Wallis)
ASE Leathanach: 112
1690c
Poulrankan (Christ. Borr)
Quit Rent (LG) Leathanach: 33
1830c
Poulrankin
TAB Leathanach: 7 (II)
1840
Poll Rancain, 'Rankan's hole or pool or pit'
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 11
1840
Pollrankin
OD (corr.):AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 11
1840
Poolrankin
BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 11
1840
Poolrankin
Jones:AL (LG) Paróiste Mhichíl
1840
Poolrankin
Stafford:AL (LG) Paróiste Mhichíl
1840
Poulrancan
DS Map:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 11
1840
Poulranecane
DS Ref.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 11
1840
Poulrankin
Armstrong, W.:AL (LG) Paróiste Mhichíl
1840
Poulrankin
Fenwick, Rev.:AL (LG)
1840
Poulrankin
GJReturn:AL (LG) Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 11

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