BROWSE
townland
Baile Driú Beag
genitive: Bhaile Driú Beag
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Drewstown Little
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
beag, big
English small

Centrepoint

53.6616, -6.9644latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1630
little Drueston
Ric’ Plunckett seis’ fuit de maner, vil’…de much Drueston & little Drueston…. Inq.CI 60
Inq.
1654
Dousetowne
in the parish of Girley... 278
CS V
1654
Drusetowne
Christo Plunkett of Tatrath Irish Papist <br> On the east with the lands of Girley and Gilbertstown, on the west with Kilva, on the north with … Johnstowne & on the south with Killikillan. CS V 288
CS V
1655-7
Drucetowne
DS
1655-7
Litle Drusetown
Plunket Irish papist.
DS
1660c
Little Dencetowne
Plunkett of Tatrath. 78
BSD
1667
Little Drewestowne
Capt. THOMAS TANDY Great Drewestowne, 185…Little Drewestowne, 189 a in Girley, 100 a.— Gilbertstowne, 70 a… bar. Kells, co. Meath ASE 82
ASE
1685c
Druestowne
Hib. Del.
1836
Triermore
List of Voters 1832:AL Leathanach: Mí035,28
1836
Drewstown Little
TAB:AL Leathanach: Mí035,28
1836
Little Drucetowne
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: Mí035,28
1836
Little Drusetowne
DS Map:AL Leathanach: Mí035,28
1836
Baile an Driú, 'Drew's town'
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí035,28
1836
Drewstown Little
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí035,28
1836
[Drewstown Little]
"It contains a fort."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Mí035,28
1836
Triermore alias Drewstown Little
BS:AL Leathanach: Mí035,28
1836
Druistown Little
HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí035,28
1836
Drewstown
Larkin (Mí):AL Leathanach: Mí035,28

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