BROWSE
townland
Baile an Spoir Íochtair
genitive: Bhaile an Spoir Íochtair
(Irish)
Spurtown Lower
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
English lower, northern part

Centrepoint

54.0596, -8.54125latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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1584
Ballynespurre
Exch. E:Wood-Martin I Leathanach: 390
1590
Ballenspurr
F Leathanach: 5434
1608
Ballinespurr
CPR Leathanach: 109b
1614
Ballenspurr
CPR Leathanach: 266b
1633‒6
Levalleinspur
Rentals: Wood-Martin II Leathanach: 175
1643
Rollnespurr
Wood-Martin Leathanach: ii 211
1655‒7
Ballenspur
DS
1659
Balenspur
Cen. Leathanach: 601
1660c
Ballenspur
BSD Leathanach: 125
1683
Ballonspurr
ASE Leathanach: 277
1685c
B: spura
Hib. Del.
1713
Ballinspur
CGn. Leathanach: 11.356.4716
1753
Ballinspurr
Carlingford Rent Roll Leathanach: (McDonagh MS. xiii)
1819
Spurstown
Larkin (Sl)
1833c
Spurtown, Upper Spurtown
TAB
1836
Spurtown
CM:AL Leathanach: Sl040,38
1836
Spurtown Lower
Garrett, Rev.:AL Leathanach: Sl040,38
1836
Bail' an spur íochtar
pl:AL Leathanach: Sl040,38
1836
Bail' an spur íochtar
"lower" [dúch];
dúch:AL Leathanach: Sl040,38
1836
Spurtown Lower
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl040,38
1836
Spurtown Duke
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl040,37
1836
Bail’ an spur Ducach or uachtar [leg. uachtar]
dúch:AL
1836
Spurtown Duke
Garrett, Rev.:AL
1836
Spurtown
Map of Co. Sligo:AL
1836
Spurtown &c
OD:AL
1836
Bail’ an spuir “town of the spur”
OD:AL
1836
Bail’ an Spuir fookach
pl:AL
1836
Bail’ an spur íochtar
pl:AL
2008
Baile an Spoir
Ó Muraíle

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