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

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.8219, -6.34262latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1380c
Hychistoun
Reg. Swete. Leathanach: 253
1407
Hichistoun
Dowd. D Leathanach: 369
1636
Hitcheston al. Rathbran
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 32
1636
Hitcheston al. Rathbran
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 33
1638
Hitcheston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 42
1655
Hitchestowne
DS
1656c
Hitchestowne
Dowd. D Leathanach: 336
1658
Hitchestowne
Inq. LP Leathanach: 23
1659
Hitchingstowne
Cen. Leathanach: 469
1660
Hitchestowne
BSD Leathanach: 219
1664
Hythenstowne
HMR (Lú) Leathanach: 6:182
1667
Hichestoune
Dowd. D Leathanach: 707
1669
Hitchestowne
ASE Leathanach: 210
1685
Hitcherstn
Hib. Del.
1740c
Hitchesto
Corn Cen. Leathanach: 258
1777
Hitchestown
TS
1836
Hitchestown
AL
1836
baile hitch (man's name)
OK & OC:AL

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