BROWSE
townland
Baile Sheáin
genitive: Bhaile Sheáin
(Irish)
Johnstown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

52.2359, -6.67314latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Johnstown (Wm. Hore)
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 79
1617
Johneston (Dudl. Loftus, Tho. Cullen)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 12 J I
1619
Johnstowne and Graiesallagh, in Doncormock (Tho. Cullen’s lands)
CPR Leathanach: 422b
1625
Johnstown (Tho. Cullen’s lands)
CPR Leathanach: 594a
1629
Johnstowne
Inq. Lag. Alt: 30 Ch I
1630c
Johnstowne
Inq. Lag. Alt: 61 Ch I
1632
Johnstowne (Tho. Barry)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 61 C I
1633
Johnstowne (Joh’ Barry)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 75 C I
1640
Johnstowne (John Barry)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 145 C I
1654
Johnstowne
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 145
1654–6
Johnstowne (John Barry; Arthur Cheevers)
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 148
1654–6
Johnstowne (Tho. Callen)
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 146
1655–7
Johnstowne
DS
1663
little Johnstowne (Phil. Hoare)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 5 CII
1668
Johnstonwe (Rob. Leigh)
ASE Leathanach: 155
1668
Johnstowne (Alex. Jackson)
ASE Leathanach: 151
1759
Johnstown (Anglesey-Radford)
CGn. Imleabhar: 213, Leathanach: 608, Uimhir: 143644
1816
Johnstown
GJP (LG)
1840
Johnstown
Armstrong, W.:AL (LG) (Dún Chormaic)
1840
Johnstown
Bar. Cons.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 27
1840
Johnstown
Cullen, P., Rev.:AL (LG) Dún Chormaic
1840
Johnstown
Freeholders:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 27
1840
Johnstown
GJReturn:AL (LG) Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 27
1840
Johnstown
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 27
1840
Johnstown
Stokes, Rev.:AL (LG) (Dún Chormaic)
1840
Johnstown [1808]
CM:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 27

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