townland
Britishnoun
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The Moran home in the townland of Mace North was nearby.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Samuel Cobane, was born on 23 May 1823 and he grew up in the townland of Dunmisk.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024
“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
There have been other families, other bloodlines, in this place in the townland of Soran, but many have moved away or died out.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2018
Now if he had a public house convanient in his own townland, there would be no bother at all, and he could be at his work the next mornin' wi'out any interruptin' o' labour.
From The Turn of the Road A Play in Two Scenes and an Epilogue by Rutherford Mayne
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