BROWSE
townland
Baile Croín Mór
genitive: Bhaile Croín Mór
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Crowinstown Great
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
English great, big

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town of Croín
    Croín -- ainm pearsanta Gaelach nó sloinne Angla-Normannach, b'fhéidir

  • English

    the town of Croín
    Croín -- Gaelic personal name or perhaps an Anglo-Norman surname

Centrepoint

53.6146, -7.03145latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1422-61
Croyneston
(John Bomobos...libte de Mith)
Stat. Rolls Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 148
1540c
Rectoria de Croiaston alias Ballycroan
Crown Surv. Leathanach: 43
1569
rectories of...Croyanston als Ballycroyan... Croyanston
F Leathanach: 1460
1579
Croyanston
F Leathanach: 3564
1605
Croyanstoun otherwise Ballycroane
CPR Leathanach: 68b
1605
Ballycroane ows. Croyanstoun
CPR Leathanach: 68b
1612
Croyaneston otherwise Ballycrovane
"rectory of"
CPR Leathanach: 231a
1629
Croyanston als. Ballecroyan
Inq. Leathanach: 40 (CI)
1655-7
Cronistowne
DS
1659
Cronis towne
Cen. Leathanach: 527
1659
Little Cronis towne
Cen. Leathanach: 527
1660c
Cronistowne
BSD Leathanach: 73
1721
Croyanstown als. Ballycroyan
G. of Drogheda - Baron Blaney
CGn. Leathanach: 31.422.19675
1804
Croinstown
Reilly - Nugent
CGn. Leathanach: 561.231.376743
1836
Croyanston
Inq. C I:AL
1837
Baile uí chruaidhín, 'O Crowin's town'
OD:AL
1837
Crowinstown &c, recte Croweenstown
OD:AL
1837
Crowinstown
BS:AL
1837
Crianstown
CM:AL
1837
Crownistown
Co. Docket:AL
1837
Croinstown
HCSV:AL
1837
Cronistowne
DS Map:AL
1978
Baile Mhic Crabháin (?)
moladh do "R/Aist." 09/03/1978
Cártaí Móra

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