townland
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Samuel Cobane, was born on 23 May 1823 and he grew up in the townland of Dunmisk.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024
Pat Kelly is 84 and has lived in the townland of Inishateeve all his life.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024
Tamlaght is the townland name, which comes from the Irish for burial ground, and Finlagan comes from St Findluganus.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2022
“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
A find of late Bronze-Age objects discovered in a bog in the townland of Lahardoun, Tulla, Co.
From The Bronze Age in Ireland by Coffey, George
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