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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCH BAILE A' GHOBHAINN | Loch Baile na Gobhainn Loch Baile na Gobhainn Loch Baile na Gobhainn "Loch Baile a' Ghobhainn" |
Mr. John Steward, Bachuil Mr. D Black, Balure Mr. D. Carmichael GO [Gaelic Orthography] |
072 | A narrow sheet of fresh water, about three fourths of a mile long, situated on the east of Killandrist, and on the west of Balure. Sig. [Signification] "Loch of the Smiths town" |
| TIREFOOR CASTLE (In Ruins) | Tirefoor Castle (Ruins of) Tirefoor Castle (Ruins of) Tirefure Castle |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr. McGregor Admiralty Chart Oliver and Boyd's Guide Mr. John Stewart |
072 | The ruins of this old pile are situated on an elevated piece of ground, about one hundred yards from the shore and a half a mile east of the Parish Church. It is circular in form, and its walls (which were built without mortar) are about 10 feet thick. "The oldest of all is Castle Tirefoor on the property of Sir J. Campbell". New Statistical Account. "At Tirefoor on Lismore there is an ancient Castle or fort supposed to be Danish, and Consisting of two Concentric Circles of dry stones" Origines Parochiales |
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