BROWSE
townland
An Baile Ard
genitive: an Bhaile Aird
(Irish)
Hightown
(English)

Glossary

English height; high
English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

52.2781, -6.64247latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1627
Hightowne (Phil. Furlonge)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 11 C I
1654
Hightowne
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 142
1654–6
Hightowne (Will. Hoare)
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 148
1655–7
Hightowne
DS
1655–7
Hightowne (Hore)
DS Comp. (LG)
1741
Hightown (Hore-Ponsby)
CGn. Imleabhar: 105, Leathanach: 122, Uimhir: 73099
1830c
High Town
TAB Leathanach: 11
1840
Hightown
Bar. Cons.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 24
1840
Hightown
BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 24
1840
Hightown
Cullen, P., Rev.:AL (LG) Dún Chormaic
1840
Hightown
GJReturn:AL (LG) Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 24
1840
Hightown
Hore, W.:AL (LG)
1840
Hightown
Murphy, W.:AL (LG) (Dún Chormaic)
1840
Hightown
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 24
1840
Hightown
Scanlan, G.:AL (LG) (Dún Chormaic)
1840
Hightown
Stokes, Rev.:AL (LG) (Dún Chormaic)

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