BROWSE
townland
Móin Scríobach
genitive: Mhóin Scríobach
(Irish)
Willsbrook
(English)

Glossary

móin, mónaidh
English bogland

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.7643, -7.56737latitude, longitude
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Historical references

De réir an Townland Index tá, in “statute acres”, 178a 2r 5p in Willsbrook.De réir Gníomhas 1724 thuas “...all and singular the land of Monescribagh containing One Hundred Twenty Acres Profitable land Plantation measure...”. 120 x 1.62 [an méid “statute acres” go “plantation acres”] = 194.4 “statute acres” i Monescribagh i 1724. Mar sin tá difríocht c. 16 acra eatarthu.
Nóta
1583
Monescrevagh (Shane MacGillechrist)
F Leathanach: 4153
1603
Moninscribagh
CPR Leathanach: 29b
1604
Monescribagh
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 Jac.1
1612
Moniscribaghe & Cowlartie
Coolagherty SO béal dorais le Willsbrook.
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1612
Moniskibbagh
CPR Leathanach: 245a
1622
Moniskelagh (Edmund MacHubert O’ Farrell)
Mem. Inhabs. Lo. Leathanach: 297
1629
Monyscribock
Cotton Map
1655
Monstribagh
DS
1655
Red bog of Monistribagh
DS
1655
Bog of Clonfin and Monistribagh
Cloonfin SO béal dorais le Willsbrook.
DS
c.1660
Monistribagh
BSD Leathanach: 158
c.1660
Moniscribagh and Clonfin
Cloonfin béal dorais le Willsbrook.
BSD Leathanach: 158
1671
Monestrybagh or Monestrybane
ASE Leathanach: 108
1685
Monistribah
Hib. Del.
1717
Monyscrebagh
CGn. Leathanach: 33.219.20146
1724
Monescribagh
CGn. Leathanach: 39.541.26916
1729
Monnyscribagh
CGn. Leathanach: 69.532.49569
1750
Monyscreabagh
CGn. Leathanach: 146.5.96419
1763
“...Hugh Lee’s house in Willsbrook...”
Grand Jury of Longford Leathanach: 73
1763
“...Hugh Lee’s house on lands of Monascriba...”
Grand Jury of Longford Leathanach: 73
1773
Willsbrook
CGn. Leathanach: 298.210.197144
1779
Willsbroke
CGn. Leathanach: 329.481.220266
1813
Willsbrook
Edgeworth
1836
Willsbrook
BS:AL
1836
The Western portion adjoining Clonfinn is bog
Desc. Rem.:AL
1836
Willsbrook
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1935
This [an dá iontráil ó 1763 thuas atá i gceist] clearly shows that Willsbrook and Monascribagh are the same...
Grand Jury of Longford Leathanach: 73
1965
Willsbrook
Cártaí Móra
2007
ˈwilzbruːk
Áit.

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