BROWSE
townland
Biortún Mór
genitive: Bhiortún Mór
(Irish)
Burtown Big
(English)

Centrepoint

52.9952, -6.88819latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1297
Berton
CJR Leathanach: I, 171
1302-6
Berton
Pap. Tax. Leathanach: 238
1305
the Breton
CJR Leathanach: II, 29
1331-2
Berton
RDK Leathanach: 44.33
1389
Bertoun
RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 143 a
1406-7
Berton
RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 185 a
1417
Berton
JKAS Imleabhar: 3, Leathanach: 95
1436
Berton'
RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 256 b
1518
Byrton
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 285
1518
Birton
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 286
1529-34
Berton
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 298
1530c
Barton
Rep. Vir. Leathanach: 209, 211
1540-1541
Burton
Edmundi Alyn et Hugonis Oerman de Burton
Crown Surv. Leathanach: 162
1540-1541
Byrton alias Birtonlande
Crown Surv. Leathanach: 167
1540
Burton
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 168
1540
Byrton alias Byrtonlande
Forf. (N. L.)
1540
Byrtonlande
Forf. (N. L.)
1545
Byrtonsland
F Leathanach: 464 Hen
1547
Byrton
F Leathanach: 122 Ed
1548
Brytton
CPCR Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 172
1549
Brytton
F Leathanach: 225 Ed
1551
Britton
F Leathanach: 668 Ed
1551
Brytton
CPCR
1559
Byrton
F Leathanach: 68
1582
Britton
F Leathanach: 3928
1599
Birton
F Leathanach: 6323
1602
Britton
F Leathanach: 6664
1610
Birton
CPR Leathanach: 176
1612
Britton
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 8 J I
1612
Britton Castell
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 8 J I
1621
Birton
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 40 J I
1622
Birtowne
CPR Leathanach: 548
1642/4/21
Burton
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 813 358v
1654
Greate Birton
CS VIII Leathanach: 117
1655
Greate Brittan
DS
1659
Great Birton
Cen. Leathanach: 404
1685
Great Brittan
Hib. Del.
1689
Birtowne
Ir. Jacob.
1689
Birtowne
Ir. Jacob. Leathanach: 46
1717
Birton
CGn. Leathanach: 19.142.9845
1744
Little Burtown
CGn. Leathanach: 117.243.80637
1752
Burtown Big (Great Burrtown)
Noble & Keenan Co. Map
1752
Burton Hall
Noble & Keenan Co. Map
1783
Big Burtown
Taylor (Cill Dara)
1807
Great Burton
Stat. Surv. (CD) Leathanach: xxviii
1807
Great Birtown
Stat. Surv. (CD) Leathanach: 213
1837
Birtown Big
BS:AL Leathanach: 1,5
1837
Big Burtown
Taylor Co. Map 1783:AL Leathanach: 1,5
1837
Great Burtown
Noble & Keenan Co. Map:AL Leathanach: 1,5
1837
Great Birtown
Cess Coll.:AL Leathanach: 1,5
1837
Great Birtown
Cess Coll. Bk.:AL Leathanach: 1,5
1837
Great Birtown
Stat. Survey (CD):AL Leathanach: 1,5
1837
Birtown Big
Baggott, Rev.:AL Leathanach: 1,5
1837
Great Burtown
Proprietor (Duke of Leins.):AL Leathanach: 1,5
1837
Birtown Big
TAB Leathanach: 1,5
1837
Birton
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: 1,5
1837
Birton
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: 1,5
1837
Bur is a kind of plant
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,5
1837
Burtown etc.
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,5
2009-2010
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