Information about Boulamurean [crossed out]

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Boulamurean [crossed out]
Irish Form of Name:
Baile Mhuiríne
Translation:
Murrin’s booley or dairy
Civil Parish:
Ballinakill in Leitrim Barony
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Boulamurean [crossed out]
Baile Mhuiríne
Poll a Mhuirín, not known
Boulamurean Hyacinth Clarke, Esq.
Boulamurean Mr. Mulloy
Boulamurean Sir John Burke
Boulamurean The inhabitants
Comment:
Poll a Mhuirín, not known
Description:
A district of the townland consisting of some houses and bog and arable. It does not represent any peculiar appearance or matter worthy of remark.
Situation:
In the North end of the townland of Loughatorick North about 1½ mile S. West of Marble Hill House.

Information From Joyce's Place Names

Translation according to P. W. Joyce:
Poll or Poul, a hole in the ground or river or bog, an excavation, a cavern : sometimes made Pollach, like smolach, from Smol: see vol. ii. p. 5.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Boulamurean [crossed out] is in Loughatorick North townland.
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