BROWSE
townland
Baile an Bhóthair
genitive: Bhaile an Bhóthair
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Batterstown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
English road

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

electoral division

Centrepoint

53.5023, -6.97378latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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Níor aimsíodh an logainm sna foinsí seo: CPR, F, Stat. Surv. (Mí)
Nóta
1654-5
Booterstowne
CS V Leathanach: 200, 201
1657
Batersto(w)ne
DS
1660c
Boctorstowne
BSD (Mí) Leathanach: 171
1666
Batterstowne
John Preston…Port-towne, 158 a… Glacke, 177a…Derriconnor, 90 a…in Batterstowne, 73 a. In. 11 p. 1/. 9s. 8d.; bar. Lune ASE 70
ASE
1674
Booterstowne, part of
ASE Leathanach: 231a
1674
Booterstowne
36. ROBERT TOMPSON esq.—Part of Donowe, 36 a…Killmire, 159 a…part of Booterstowne, 26a…bar. Lune. ASE 231
ASE
1685
Battersto...
Hib. Del.
1812
Batterstown
Larkin (Mí)
1836
Batterstown
BS:AL Leathanach: Mí056,3
1836
Booterstown
Rector:AL Leathanach: Mí056,3
1836
Booterstown
Co. Docket:AL Leathanach: Mí056,3
1836
Batterstown
Rent Roll (Lord Darnley):AL Leathanach: Mí056,3
1836
Booterstown
HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí056,3
1836
Booterstowne
DS:AL Leathanach: Mí056,3
1836
Booterstowne
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Mí056,3
1836
Baile an bhóthair, 'town of the road'
"MacKinroe." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí056,3
1836
Baile an bhóthair
pl:AL Leathanach: Mí056,3
1836
Batterstown
"Batter is the Irish word for 'Bothar,' a road. Stony-batter in Dublin means Stony Road: she is on the 'batter' I.e. the street." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí056,3
1836
Baile an Bhóthair
'There is a townland in this parish called by the Irish Baile an Bhóthair, which means Road-Town and in English Batterstown, batter being understood to mean a road. It is sometimes also called Booterstown which is perhaps the same thing.' JOD
LSO (Mí) Leathanach: 67 / 174 (JOD)

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