People and Places of Galway

Standard Name:

Tullyroe

Irish Form of Name:

Tulaigh Ruadh

Translation:

red hill

Civil Parish:

Fohanagh
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:

Tullyroe
Tulaigh Ruadh
Tullaghroe Inq. Temp. Eliz.
Tullaghroe Inq. Temp. Gul. III
Tullyroe Mr. Michl. Pendergast

Description:

This is a division of the Demesne which forms a part of the Demesne.

Situation:

This division of land is situated in the South East part of Lowville townland North East of the avenue leading to Lowville House.

Translation according to P. W. Joyce:

Tul, a hill; the root-word of a number of derivatives, such as Tulach, Tullagh, Tully, Tullig, Tolly, Tulla, Tullaghan, &c, all meaning hill or hillock. Tul is often made Tula.

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:

Tullyroe is in Lowville townland.

Original OS maps at the Ordnance Survey of Ireland website.
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This link is not a link to the townland that you are currently researching; however, if you follow this link, you will see a search box near the top of the page which you can use to search for your townland.

Having followed this link, you will see several expandable links - each link has a plus sign on its left - on the top left of the page. Expand 'Base Information and Mapping'. Now it is possible to select the maps that you wish to view by clicking on the checkbox that is on the left of each map; this list includes the original Ordnance Survey maps.

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Tullyroe

Information from the National Monuments Service.
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Archaeological map from the National Monuments Service

Information about Tullyroe

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Information From Joyce's Place Names

Townland Information

Information From Maps