BROWSE
townland
Port Inse
genitive: Phort Inse
(Irish)
Portinch
(English)

Glossary

inis, inse
English island; river meadow
English port, bank, fort

Centrepoint

54.0983, -8.57527latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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1584
Portinch
Exch. E:Wood-Martin I Leathanach: 389
1584
Portynch
Exch. E:Wood-Martin I Leathanach: 388
1584
Portinchye
Exch. E:Wood-Martin I Leathanach: 391
1584
Portynche
Inq. E: Wood-Martin I Leathanach: 400
1585
porte inish
CBC Leathanach: 124
1585
Portinch
CBC Leathanach: 129
1603
Portnishy
CPR Leathanach: 22b
1608
Portinchy
CPR Leathanach: 109b
1655-7
Portench
DS
1659
Portinohy
Cen. Leathanach: 601
1660c
Portinchlands; Portrench, cartrons of
BSD Leathanach: 119
1665c
Portnich
HMR Leathanach: 29
1666
Portinishy
ASE Leathanach: 57
1683
Portrench
ASE Leathanach: 277
1685c
Portench ... Portenwench
Hib. Del.
1753
Portinsa
Carlingford Rent Roll Leathanach: (McDonagh MS. xiii)
1819
Port Inch
Larkin (Sl)
1833
Porthinch
TAB
1836
Portinch
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl020,74
1836
Port Inch
CM:AL Leathanach: Sl020,74
1836
Portincha
Garrett, Rev.:AL Leathanach: Sl020,74
1836
Portincha
O'Kane, Rev. P.:AL Leathanach: Sl020,74
1836
Portinch
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl020,74
1836
Portinch lands
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: Sl020,74
1836
Portench lands
DS Map:AL Leathanach: Sl020,74
1836
Port-in-cha
pron.:AL Leathanach: Sl020,74
1836
Port í/nse, 'port of the island'
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl020,74
1836
[Portinch]
"there is a spa well in townland, and the traces of a burial ground is still visible" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Sl020,74
1836
Port Inch
Map of Co. Sligo:AL
2008
Port Inse
Ó Muraíle

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