Carraig Caisil/Blairstown

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Hierarchy

townland

Carraig Caisil

genitive: Charraig Caisil

(Irish)

Blairstown

(English)

Capitalise

Glossary

caiseal

English stone ring-fort

carraig

English rock

Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Ráth Bhoth Theas/Raphoe South

municipal district

Leifear–Srath an Urláir/Lifford–Stranorlar

civil parish

Domhnach Mór/Donaghmore

electoral division

Cúil na gCuirridín/Killygordon

Explanatory note

English

rock of (the) stone ring-fort

Centrepoint

54.8074, -7.63049latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1742	Carricashell als Polans Between John McClintock of Dunmore…. and Moses Reard of Kirkminister... to farm let unto said Moses Reard one third of that town land comonly called Carricashell als Polans in the parish of Donaghmore	CGn. 108.207.75955: McClintock to Beard Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1773	Carrick Castle otherwise Blearstown one third part of that townland commonly called Carrick Castle otherwise Blearstown in the parish of Donaghmore	CGn. Beard to Mathewson: 298.24.196306 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1783	Carrickcashell half of the lands of Carricknahean as the same are known by their proper bounds and mearings and bounded on the North by the lands of Carrickcashell on the south by the great road to Killygordon on the east by the lands of Carrick & on the west by John Brown's Land.	CGn. 353.198.268069 Neilson to Neilson Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1795	Blairstown	CGn. 499.558.317630: Singer to Mahaffy Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1801	Blairstown	McCrea DG William Mc Crea, A Map of County Donegal, 1801 Nóta: Cóip san Oifig Logainmneacha, Bliain foilsithe: 1801
1833	Blairstown	TAB Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1835c	Blairstown	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1835c	Blair is a family name	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1835	Blairstown	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1835	Blairstown	McCrea:AL McCrea, A Map of County Donegal, 1801, foinse in AL
1835	Carrickcashel mionainm/minor name	SO 6" An tSuirbhéireacht Ordanáis, an chéad eagrán (6 orlach)/Ordnance Survey, first edition (6 inch)

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