placenamespoitéal
Poitéal refers to a measure of land and appears to be a borrowing from English 'pottle'. (Note the meaning 'A measure of two quarts' in Cheshire; cf. 'a measure of land equivalent to twelve acres' OED.)
An element recorded in the Logainm glossary, with a selection of connected places.
This translation describes the element. It does not establish the full meaning of every place name below.
Places with this element
- Townland
Pottle
An Poitéal
- Townland
Pottle Lower
An Poitéal Íochtarach
- Townland
Pottlebane
An Poitéal Bán
- Townland
Pottlebane
An Poitéal Bán
- Townland
Pottleboy
An Poitéal Buí
- Townland
Pottleboy
An Poitéal Buí
- Townland
Pottlebrack
An Poitéal Breac
- Townland
Pottleduff
An Poitéal Dubh
- Townland
Pottlereagh
An Poitéal Riabhach
Source: Logainm glossary © Government of Ireland, CC BY 4.0.