BROWSE
townland
An Poll Bán
genitive: an Phoill Bháin
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Poulbaun
(English)

Glossary

English white; lea-ground, grassy
English hole, pool, (tidal-)stream?

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

52.9189, -9.07057latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1624
Powlbane
Inq.(Cl) Leathanach: 2, 6
1659
Poulebane
Cen. Leathanach: 175
1660c
Polbane
BSD (Cl) Leathanach: 530
1678
Pollebane
ASE Leathanach: 248, 28
1678
Cahirnemona and Polebane or Dolbane
ASE Leathanach: 259, 35
1839
Cahirnamona & Poulbane
pl:AL Leathanach: Cl124,31
1839
Poulbaun
OD:AL Leathanach: Cl124,31
1839
[Poulbaun]
"In the S.E. of Rath parish and bounded on the N. by Cahernamona, on the E. by Crigmoher, on the S. by the parish of Dysert, and on the W. by Rath townland in the parish of Rath" [Situation];
Situation:AL Leathanach: Cl124,31
1839
[Poulbaun]
"It also contains a fort and the ruins of several houses" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Cl124,31
1839
Poulbaun
BS:AL Leathanach: Cl124,31
1839
Poulbane
List (Rath):AL Leathanach: Cl124,31
1839
Poulbawn
Tithe Bk. (Gardiner, J.):AL Leathanach: Cl124,31
1839
Polbane
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Cl124,31
1839
Poulebana
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Cl124,31
1839
Poll bán, 'white hole'
OD:AL Leathanach: Cl124,31
1839
Poll Bán
pl:AL Leathanach: Cl124,31
1992
ˌpəulˈbɑːn
Áit.

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