BROWSE
townland
Phoenixtown
(English)

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53.682, -6.79893latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1389
Fennokestoun
Patent Roll 13 Richard II <br> COMMISSION, by mainprize of Nicholas Castelmartyn and Peter Coke of co. Meath, to Edmund Berle and David Begge chaplain of custody of 40 acres of land in Fennokestoun, co. Meath. (Cal. ICR (chancery.tcd.ie))
Cal. ICR
1406
Fennokestoun
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
1541
Fynokeston
Lease to John Brokes. of Novan, gent. ; of the site of the abbey of the B.V.M., of Novan, county Meath ; lands of Novan, Angevilston, the grange by Foghanhill, Knockamore. Deraneston, Ballynevan, Rathloghe, Athlomney, Slane, Balreske, Ardbrackan, Fynokeston, Donamore, Ardmulghan, and Kenles ;rectories of Novan, Clamadiffe, Ardbrackan, and Kilshynne, county Meath. FHen. 252
F
1654
Fenoxtown
Ballabeg <br> Sr William Hill Irish Papist. <br> Bounded on the north & west with Arthgaine on the east with Fenoxtown & on the South with Allenstowne. CS V 285
CS V
1667
Fennockstowne
40. Sir THOMAS ADAMS, Sir CHRIST’ PACK, SAM HASSALL and ROBERT WINCH, esqrs., Drapers of London . SAM'- DESBOROUGH of Elsworth, co. Cambridge, and ROSE his wife. — Tankardstowne (part), 278 a…Castlemartin, 183 a…Betaghstowne, 153 a…Aganstowne alias Athgaine (part)', 27 a. Martry, 394 a…Fennockstowne, 235 a…bar. Navan, co. Meath—to hold the first four denominations to Rose, for life; rem* to the four first, in trust for the Company of Drapers m London, for ever; if to hold the last two to Rose for life, in case Nich’ Darcy of Platten, y‘ elder, shall so long live [ ] to the four first, in trust for said Company, during y that of ye said Darcy and no longer. ASE 125
ASE
1836
Baile na bhfionnóg, 'i.e. Ravenstown'
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí098,37
1836
Phoenixtown
"Fenogstown, i.e. Ravenstown. Now universally called Phoenixtown." [Nóta OD] "Moryson informs us that there were no black crows in Ireland in his own time (1602) but that Fenoges or Royston." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí098,37
1836
Phoenixtown
BS:AL Leathanach: Mí098,37
1836
Fenoxtown
HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí098,37
1836
Pheonixtown
Agent (Dyas):AL Leathanach: Mí098,37
1836
Phoenixtown
Local:AL Leathanach: Mí098,37
1836
Fenwickstown
DS:AL Leathanach: Mí098,37
1836
Phenockstown
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Mí098,37

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