Hierarchy
county
barony
civil parish
townland
subunits
townland
An Tuar Buí
genitive: an Tuair Bhuí
(Irish)
Toorboy
(English)
Hierarchy
county
barony
civil parish
Centrepoint
52.9319, -6.51206latitude, longitude
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Historical references
1540-41 |
Toreboy
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1608 |
Twoerboy
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1617 |
Coreboy
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1621 |
Towerboy
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1627 |
Towerboy
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1655-7 |
Tooreboy?
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1660c |
Towerboy
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1664 |
Toorboy
|
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1668 |
Tearboy
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1699c |
Torboy
38
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1720 |
Towerboy called Slenamough within the territory of Cashaw.
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1728 |
Torbay
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1751 |
Tooreby ows. Towerboy
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1760 |
Toreboye
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1785 |
Tourboy
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1810 |
Tooreboy or Toowerboy
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1815 |
Turboy
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1819 |
Tourboy
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1827 |
Toorboy
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1838 |
Tooreboy als Towerboy
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1839 |
Toreboy
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BS:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
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1839 |
Toreboys
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Nevill Wicklow:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
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1839 |
Toreboys
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CM:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
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1839 |
Tourboy
[1835]
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GJP:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
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1839 |
Tourboy
[1836]
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GJP:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
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1839 |
Toorboy
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TAB Leathanach: CM061,18
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1839 |
Toorboy
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Scott, Rev. B.:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
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1839 |
Tuar buide, 'yellow bleach, or green field'
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OD:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
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1839 |
Tuar buidhe
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pl:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
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1839 |
Toalboy
[pl]
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Local:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
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1839 |
Toorboy
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OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: CM061,18
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1839 |
[Toorboy]
"…there are two raths in townland…"
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Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
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1882 |
Toolboy
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1887 |
Tourboy
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1929 |
'Toórwee'
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1932 |
'Toolboy'
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