BROWSE
townland
Dún Mhic Phádraig
genitive: Dhún Mhic Phádraig
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Downmacpatrick or Oldhead
(English)

Glossary

dún, dúnaibh
English fort

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the fort of the son of Pádraig
    Pádraig -- ainm pearsanta

  • English

    the fort of the son of Pádraig
    Pádraig -- personal name

Centrepoint

51.6107, -8.53665latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1450c
dún mic phádruig
[Fer. 121a]
LFM Leathanach: 121a
1587
Downe-M'Patricke alias Oldehedd of Kynsale
F Leathanach: 5029
1620
Old Head otherwise DownemcPatrick
CPR Leathanach: 497
1620
the Castle of the old head otherwise called Downemcpatrick
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: ii, 120
1633c
Dún mic Pádraig
FFÉ Leathanach: i, 110
1633c
Dún mic Pádraig
FFÉ Leathanach: ii, 124
1655
Oldhead
DS
1659
Ouldhead
Cen. Leathanach: 212
1660c
Ouldhead
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 53
1668
Ouldhead
O' Grady Pap. Leathanach: 48
1750
Old Head
Smith Map Co
1750
DunmcPatrik
Smith Map Co
1841
Down mac Patrick alias Old Head
BS:AL Leathanach: 1,21
1841
Down mac Patrick alias Old Head
Newman, W.:AL Leathanach: 1,21
1841
Old Head
Map (Kinsale, Lord):AL Leathanach: 1,21
1841
Downe Mc Patrick
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: 1,21
1841
The Old Head otherwise called Downe McPatrick (Castle of)
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: 1,21
1841
Ould Head (le) de Kinsale
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: 1,21
1841
Ould head alias Downemcpatrick
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: 1,21
1841
Ould head (Courceys)
Dep. 1652:AL Leathanach: 1,21
1841
Dun McPatrick
Smith Map Co Leathanach: 1,21
1841
Dún Mic Pádaraig
OC:AL Leathanach: 1,21
1841
Mac Patrick's dun or fort
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,21
1841
Downmacpatrick
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,21

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