Information about Tullagheeha

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Tullagheeha
Irish Form of Name:
Tulach Gaoithe
Translation:
hill of the wind
Civil Parish:
Ballynakill in the barony of Ballynahinch
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Tullagheeha
Tulach Gaoithe
Tullagheeha Inhabitants
Description:
Is a subdenomination of Tooreenakoona. It is a rocky and mountainous pasture.
Situation:
Situated in and being the N.W. end of Tooreenakoona.

Information From Joyce's Place Names

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.

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
Townland:
Tullagheeha is in Tooreenacoona townland.