BROWSE
Baile Átha Buí
genitive: Bhaile Átha Buí
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Athboy
(English)

Glossary

English ford
English townland, town, homestead
English yellow

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.6228, -6.91896latitude, longitude
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Properties

POThere is or was once a post office here

Archival records

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Historical references

1536-7
Athboy
CPCR
1598
Aboy
91.
Descr. Ir.
1599
Athboye
Pardon to Rob. Drapper or Draper, parson of Trim, Laurence Welshe, of Ardennagh, co. Meath, gent., Donagh m'Callogh Connor, of Cominey, Shane m'Tirleogh O Farroll, of Lishlea…Tho. Preston, of Athboye… F 6280
F
1602-3
Athboy
Pardon to…Henry Dowdall, of Athboy, merchant, Edm. m'Davy O Lalor, Derby Fynn, and Shane Grany, of same, F 6741
F
1602-3
Athboye
Pardon to Chr. Nugent, of Moyrathe, esq….Peter Merryman, of Croboy, Wm. Darcy, Brasell Foxe, and Morris O Doran, of same, Stephen Dowdall, of Athboye, Alexander Dowdall, of same, Peter Lawles, of Croboy, Edm. Lawles, of same, Jenet Rocheford, of Donowre, Rob. Darcye, of Prestoun, Rich. Quyn, of same, Giles Darcy, of Castle Rickard, George Darcy, of Killihan, Walter M'Gniove, of same, Wm. Shill, of Clonard, and Philip Bradie, of Ballyknock, gent. Intrusion on crown lands and debts to the crown excepted.—28 March, xlv. F 6778
F
1642
Athboy
Dep. (Ca)
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 234.1, 271
1666c
Athboy
Capt William Hamilton…part of one capital messuage or house, with the appurts, in Athboy, 2s… ASE 166
ASE
1668
Athboy
34. Sir WM. TICIIBORNE knt. and JUDITH his wife, ROBERT MOULDSWOllTH, an infant, son and heir of Robert M. of Dublin, merch', JOHN UPTON esq. and URSULA his wife, relict of George Clerke of London, merch', JOHN and NIC. CLERKE, their surviving children, and THOS., son and heir of John Bligh dec1.—Athboy (part), 480 a…Foster’s field, 49 a…Rathcony (part), 64 a…Rathmore, 559a… bar. Lune ASE 147
ASE
1681
Athboy
Robert Blake, son and heir of Richard…—Blake’s castle, with the yard and orchard adjoining to it, and the appurtenances, in Athboy, 2 a.—one pigeon-house, parke, and 1 parke in Clonine, in the fields and liberties of Athboy, 60 a. one messuage and 35 a., with part of the comons in the towne and fields of Rintaughton of Moyacher, containing 35 a. ; bar. Lune, co. Meath.<br> —in Gilbertstowne, and a proportion of the comons thereof, 15 a.—Andarry als Dunderry and Irishtowne, 55 a. ; bar. Navan…<br> Wardtowne, 353 a….bar. Lune <br>Phillianstowne, 36 a….bar. Navan… ASE 270-1
ASE
1891
Beul-átha-Buidhe (= Bleá-buí), ‘Athboy’
< Brian Mac Séafraidh, Maigh nEalta
Iris. na G. Leathanach: 76
1901
Baile Átha Buidhe
[cainteoirí as Ó Méith]
Iris. na G.

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