BROWSE
townland
Baile Phursáid
genitive: Bhaile Phursáid
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Purcellstown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

53.8305, -6.56202latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1540
Purchestowne
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 224
1552
Purchestowne
F Leathanach: 1134
1570-1
Purchestowne
F Leathanach: 1723
1618
Purcelston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 9
1626
Porcherdstone
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 6
1628
Purcheston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 14
1629
Purghillston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 16
1655
Purcellstonwe
DS
1658
Purcelstowne
Inq. LP Leathanach: 28
1659
Purcells towne
Cen. Leathanach: 471
1660c
Purcellstowne
BSD Leathanach: 262
1777
Purcellstown
TS
1836
Purcelstown
AL
1836
baile phursáid
OK & OC:AL
1836
Purcel is a family name
OD:AL
1836
crois bhaile phursaid
AL

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