Taobh Bán

Taobh Bán, meaning "white side" or "pale side," derives from *taobh* (hillside) and *bán* (white), referring to the pale geological character of the landscape. The townland enters the historical record in 1621 as "Tuban carrowe" and underwent various spellings throughout the 17th and 18th centuries—Tibboncarrogh, Tabancarrogh, Tubane, Tuban—before standardizing as Tooban by 1740, with the Irish...