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

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

53.9971, -6.12608latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1325
Land of Thomas le Whyte
RDK Leathanach: PRI, 64
1331
Land of Thomas le Whyte
RDK Leathanach: PRI, 41
1333
Land of Thomas le Whyte
RDK Leathanach: PRI, 52
1338
Land of Thomas le Whyte
RDK Leathanach: PRI, 29
1340
Land of Thomas le Whyte
RDK Leathanach: PRI, 21
1349
Land of Thomas le Whyte
RDK Leathanach: 54 PRI, 53
1370-80
Balilagan and Whytestoun
Reg. Swete. Leathanach: 253
1399
Whitestoun in Coly
Dowd. D Leathanach: 346
1437
Whitestoun in Coly
Dowd. D Leathanach: 434
1439
Vythstoun of Coli
Dowd. D Leathanach: 436
1550
Whittiston
Dowd. D Leathanach: 561
1557
Whyttystowne
Dowd. D Leathanach: 567
1617
Whitstoun
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 7 Jac.I
1617
Whitston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 7 Jac.I
1655
Whytestowne
DS
1658
Whitestowne
Inq. LP Leathanach: 37
1659
Whits Towne
Cen. Leathanach: 468
1664
Whitestown
HMR (Lú) Leathanach: 7:506
1668
Whitestowne
ASE Leathanach: 187
1670
Whitestowne
BSD Leathanach: 242
1685
Whitestown
Hib. Del.
1777
Whitestown
TS
1836
Whitestown
AL
1836
baile fáoite, from a family of the Whites
ON:AL

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