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

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

electoral division

Centrepoint

53.7907, -7.76765latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1570
the Bawne (Ferris m’Brian)?
F Leathanach: 1661
1582
Bawon (Wm. oge m’William)
F Leathanach: 3829
1597
Bawon (Cahall M’Thomas)
F Leathanach: 6108
1602
the Bawne (Geralt m’Tho. O Ferrall)? [Níos dóchaí gur ‘Bawn’ i Moydow atá i gceist ón gcomhthéacs]
F Leathanach: 6658
1612
Bawncully
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1629
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Cotton Map
1659
Bauncully?
Cen. Leathanach: 457
1660c
Bawnquille
BSD (Lo) Leathanach: 177
1764
Lower or North Bawnquilly Upper or South Bawnquilly
CGn. Imleabhar: 229.289.150429
1768
upper and lower Bawn
CGn. Imleabhar: 285.390.188684
1769
lower or north Bawnquilly upper or south Bawnquilly
CGn. Imleabhar: 274.254.178291
1770
Bawn Cully
CGn. Imleabhar: 274.488.180753
1813
Bawn
Edgeworth
1832
Baan
BS:AL
1832
Bawn
Crawford, Sir, G.:AL
1832
Bawn
Edgeworth Map:AL
1832
Badhbdhún, “a Bawn”
OD:AL
1832
From this Saint Patrick cursed the mountainous territory of Slieve Cairbre
Desc. Rem.:AL
1908
Badhbhdhun. “The O’ Farrells had castles at Bawn, in Parish of Killoe, and at Bawn, in Ardagh”. [Tá Badhbhdhun Íochtair agus Badhbhdhun Uachtair ann dar leis cé nár fios an é an Bawn seo atá i gceist.]
MacGivney Leathanach: 47
1981
Ban. “It had one of the seven castles of the O’ Farrells in Annaly”
Devaney Leathanach: 92
1982
An Bábhún
NÓM litir
2007
bɑːn
Áit.

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