BROWSE
townland
Baile an Chócaigh
genitive: Bhaile an Chócaigh
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cookstown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

53.8878, -6.57885latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1301
Cokeston
CPlR Leathanach: 112
1385
Towns of Richard the cook
(Cookstown - eag.)
Reg. Swayne Leathanach: 8
1385
Cookstown - eag.
Reg. Swayne Leathanach: 8
1540
Cokystown
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 225
1540
Kokestowne
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 227
1551
Cokeston
F Leathanach: 748
1571
Cokyston
F Leathanach: 1832
1572
Cokeston
F Leathanach: 2117
1583
Co(o)keston
F Leathanach: 4147
1584
Cookstown
Templars Leathanach: 154
1600c
Kookestone
Chan. Pl. Leathanach: I 139
1600c
Kokestown
Chan. Pl. Leathanach: I 276
1600c
Coockestown
Chan. Pl. Leathanach: A 308
1624
Cook(e)ston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 19 Jac.1
1628
Cookeston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 14 Car.1
1655
Cookstowne
DS
1658
Cookestowne
Inq. LP Leathanach: 28
1659
Cookes towne
Cen. Leathanach: 472
1664
Cookstowne
HMR (Lú) Leathanach: 6 184,186
1666
Cookestowne or Cookstowne
ASE Leathanach: 65
1667
Cookestowne or Cookstowne
ASE Leathanach: 110
1669
Cookestowne or Cookstown
ASE Leathanach: 210
1676
Cookestown
ASE Leathanach: 233
1685
Cookstown
Hib. Del.
1777
Cookstown
TS
1836
Cookstown
AL
1836
baile chócaigh
OK:AL
1836
baile chócaigh
OC:AL
1836
Cooke is a family name
the town of An Cócach An Cócach - ón sloinne Cóc
OD:AL

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