BROWSE
townland
Baile Hóm Beag
genitive: Bhaile Hóm Beag
(Irish)
Holmestown Little
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
beag, big
English small

Centrepoint

52.3493, -6.58521latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1559
Homeston
F Alt: 61
1624
Howestowne
Inq. Lag. Alt: 48 J I
1654
Homestowne
CS (LG) Leathanach: 96, 101
1655
homestowne
DS
1659
Homestown
Cen. Leathanach: 543
1840
Great Holmes town, Holmestown Little
Hore, H.:AL (LG)
1840
Holmstown Great, Holmstown Little
GJReturn:AL (LG)
1840
Homestown Great, Homestown Little
BS:AL

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