BROWSE
townland
An Tuar Buí
genitive: an Tuair Bhuí
(Irish)
Toorboy
(English)

Glossary

English yellow
English animal-enclosure; lea(-field); bleaching-green

Centrepoint

52.9319, -6.51206latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1540-41
Toreboy
Crown Surv.
1608
Twoerboy
CPR
1617
Coreboy
Inq. Lag.
1621
Towerboy
CPR
1627
Towerboy
CPCR
1655-7
Tooreboy?
DS
1660c
Towerboy
BSD (CM)
1664
Toorboy
CSP C II
1668
Tearboy
HMR (CM)
1699c
Torboy
38
Ir. Jacob.
1720
Towerboy called Slenamough within the territory of Cashaw.
CGn.
1728
Torbay
Leighlin Wills
1751
Tooreby ows. Towerboy
CGn.
1760
Toreboye
Nevill 1760
1785
Tourboy
CGn.
1810
Tooreboy or Toowerboy
CGn.
1815
Turboy
Dublin Wills (B)
1819
Tourboy
GJR 1819-21 (CM)
1827
Toorboy
TAB
1838
Tooreboy als Towerboy
CGn.
1839
Toreboy
BS:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
1839
Toreboys
Nevill Wicklow:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
1839
Toreboys
CM:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
1839
Tourboy
[1835]
GJP:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
1839
Tourboy
[1836]
GJP:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
1839
Toorboy
TAB Leathanach: CM061,18
1839
Toorboy
Scott, Rev. B.:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
1839
Tuar buide, 'yellow bleach, or green field'
OD:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
1839
Tuar buidhe
pl:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
1839
Toalboy
[pl]
Local:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
1839
Toorboy
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: CM061,18
1839
[Toorboy]
"…there are two raths in townland…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: CM061,18
1882
Toolboy
Rolla Ráth Choill 1870c
1887
Tourboy
Rolla Ráth Choill 1870c
1929
'Toórwee'
LPN
1932
'Toolboy'
LPN

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