BROWSE
Dún Samhnaí
genitive: Dhún Samhnaí
(Irish)
Dunsany
(English)

Glossary

dún, dúnaibh
English fort

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.5446, -6.61771latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1406
Dunsany
Patent Roll 7 Henry IV <br> PARDON, for service, to Richard fitz G[…] and Joan his wife, and to Thomas Cusak kt [chiv’] and Anne his wife for all manner of intrusions [etc.] in and of the manors of D[…]gyn, ***Baly[mag]lassan, […] ***Woghtryllagh;1 a moiety of the manor of ***Pyletestoun; the manor of ***Dunsany; 1 messuage and […] acres of land in ***Walterestoun; 3 messauge and 1 carucate of land in ***Fennokestoun (Cal. ICR (chancery.tcd.ie))
Cal. ICR
1410
Dunsany
Patent Roll 11 Henry IV <br> PARDON to Thomas Cusak kt; Richard Gorbali chaplain; John Wyntyr chaplain; John Nosterfeld, vicar of Swords; and John Whit chaplain of all intrusions [etc.] in the manor of Dunsany and a moiety of the manors of Woghtryllagh, Pyletestoun, Balymaclassan, Croskell, Marynerston and Donaghkerny, in co. Meath (Cal. ICR (chancery.tcd.ie))
Cal. ICR
1461 -83
Donnsany
John Punket de ... 496.
Statute Rolls Ire. Ed. IV
1486
Dunsany
Patent Roll 1 Henry VII <br> GRANT, at the request of Gerald e. Kildare, Jcr, to John Plunket of Dunsany, co. Meath (Cal. ICR (chancery.tcd.ie))
Cal. ICR
1558-9
Dunsany
CPCR
1560
Dunsany
(Christopher Plunket, Lord of)
CPCR
1598
Dunsany
The Bishop of Meath his name Jones, his chief Seat Arbraccan, <br> The Lord Baron of Killyen his name Plunket his chief Hous Killyen, <br>The Lord Baron of Dunsany his name Plunket his chief hous Dunsany, Descript. Ir. 93
Descr. Ir.
1600
Donsanye
Grant to Patrick Plunkett, baron of Donsanye ; of the wardship and marriage of Luke, son and heir of Richard Delahide, late of Moyglare, co. Meath ; and custody of his lands, during minority…With clause for education in Trinity College. F 6416
F
1635
Glaine
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 113
1642
Dunsina
fol. 124r <br> 200 Jan: 13. 1641 Nathaniell Nanskone in the Parish of Kentstowne and Barony of Duleek in the County of Meath duly sworne deposeth that on or about the tenth day of Nouember last he was robbed & dispoyled of … By or by the meanes of the Lo : of Dunsina … that tooke some part of my goods from Monkton, & others that tooke part from Kentstown … Armulchan … William Velden of Knogh owes me twenty fiue pownds … Jur 13mo Januar. 1641 Depositions MS 816, fols 124r-124v
Dep. 1641
1689
? Dunsany
Ir. Jacob.
c.1728
Duna Samhna [g.]
LN LS G 198: 205
1836
Dunsany
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: Mí060,50
1836
[Dunsany]
"The ruins of an abby in it."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Mí060,50
1836
Donsany
Inq. Eliz. I:AL Leathanach: Mí060,50
1836
Dunsany
Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: Mí060,50
1836
Dún Samhnaidh, 'fort of Samhain'
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí060,50
1836
Dun samhnaigh
pl:AL Leathanach: Mí060,50
1836
Dunsany
HCER 1826:AL Leathanach: Mí060,50
1836
Dunsaney
Larkin (Mí):AL Leathanach: Mí060,50
1836
Dunsawney
GJRates (Old Docket): AL Leathanach: Mí060,50
1836
Dunsany
Medge Map:AL Leathanach: Mí060,50
1836
Dunsawny
HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí060,50
1836
Donsany Parish
DS:AL Leathanach: Mí060,50
1836
Dunsany and Corballis
DS:AL Leathanach: Mí060,50

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