townland
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The Moran home in the townland of Mace North was nearby.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Tamlaght is the townland name, which comes from the Irish for burial ground, and Finlagan comes from St Findluganus.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2022
Few people, including some locals, had heard of the townland until last Saturday when it recorded 31.2C.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2021
“We’re not anti-trees, we’re anti-this,” said Willie Stewart, tramping through a gloomy pine-filled grove near his home in the townland of Drumnadober.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2019
He lived his boyhood in the townland of Roostoonstown, both in the parish of Tacumshin, Barony of Forth, Province of Leinster in Ireland.
From The Story of Commodore John Barry by Griffin, Martin I. J. (Martin Ignatius Joseph)
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