Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Pigeon Hole
Poll na g-columb
Poul na golumn Inhabitants
Pigeon's Hole (Eng.) Inhabitants
Description:
Is a small inlet of the sea, about three chains long and 1½ broad into which the tide flows at high water.
Situation:
Situated in the N.W. corner of Ardkyle and on the sea shore.
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