An Aill Bhuí/Aillwee

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Hierarchy

townland

An Aill Bhuí

genitive: na hAille Buí

non-validated name

(Irish)

Aillwee

(English)

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Glossary

aill, faill

English cliff

buí

English yellow

Hierarchy

county

An Clár/Clare

barony

Boirinn/Burren

civil parish

An Mhainistir/Abbey

Explanatory note

English

the yellow cliff

Centrepoint

53.0871, -9.10532 latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1839	Aill bhuidhe "Aillwee" [pl]; "Ailvee" [pl];	pl:AL Leathanach: Cl001,7 Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1839	Aill bhuídhe, 'yellow cliff'	OD:AL Leathanach: Cl001,7 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1839	Aillwee	OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: Cl001,7 Seán Ó Donnabháin, ceartúchán in AL/ John O'Donovan, correction in AL
1839	Ailwee	OD:AL Leathanach: Cl001,7 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1839	Alwee	BS:AL Leathanach: Cl001,7 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1839	Alwee	Ryan, W.:AL Leathanach: Cl001,7 Ryan, W.:AL
1839	Aylwee	Bindon, B.:AL Leathanach: Cl001,7 Bindon, B.:AL
1839	[Aillwee] "In the central part of the townland is situated a lead & silver mine" [Desc. Rem.];	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Cl001,7 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40

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