BROWSE
townland
An Bábhún
genitive: an Bhábhúin
(Irish)
Bawn
(English)

Centrepoint

54.2176, -8.32097latitude, longitude
Irish Grid (with letter)
Computing...
Irish Grid (without letter)
Computing...
Irish Transverse Mercator (ITM)
Computing...

Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Badhún = An enclosure for cattle. Badhún, ba, cows, and dún, a fortress. Sometimes it was called a bo-daingean. At some small distance from the more important Irish dwellings it was usual to enclose an area with a strong rampart in which cattle were kept at night. Cattle raids were not uncommon in ancient times. This custom continued for quite a good period, and it was adopted by the English and Scotch settlers. History states that one class of the Planters, who settled in Ulster in the reign of James I, were required to build a castle and a ‘bawn.’ Compare Joyce, Social History, Vol. II, p. 63. Bawn townland is in Killanummery Parish and lies about one mile south of Drumahaire "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Rath. On the S edge of a broad, low-lying shelf (60) "
Nóta
1629
Bawne
Inq. Leathanach: 165
1659
Bowne
Cen. Leathanach: 566
1660c
Bawne
BSD Leathanach: 73
1817
Bawn
Larkin
1835
Bawn
TAB Leathanach: Innéacs, 3 (60:16/6)
1835
Bawn
Léarscáil: Fox
TAB Leathanach: (60:16/6)
1836
Bawn
BS:AL
1836
Bawn
Larkin (Li)
1836
Bán
Orme, M.:AL
1836
Bane
S&V:AL
1836
Bawn
Peace, Clerk of:AL
1836
Bábhun:
pl:AL
1836
Ba//bhun:,
'a bawn of a castle'
OD:AL
1836
Bawn
OD:AL
1836
[Bawn]
Desc. Rem.:AL

Please note: Some of the documentation from the archives of the Placenames Branch is available here. It indicates the range of research contributions undertaken by the Branch on this placename over the years. It may not constitute a complete record, and evidence may not be sequenced on the basis of validity. It is on this basis that this material is made available to the public.

Archival and research material provided on this site may be used, subject to acknowledgement. Issues regarding republication or other permissions or copyright should be addressed to logainm@dcu.ie.

Open data

Application programming interface (API)

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
API key required to access data
More about the Logainm API

Linked Logainm

Formats: RDF | RDF N3 | RDF JSON | RDF XML

Operated by Digital Repository of Ireland
More about Linked Logainm