BROWSE
townland
Baile Riocaird
genitive: Bhaile Riocaird
(Irish)
Rickardstown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

52.1937, -6.55472latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1617
Rackhardeston
Inq. Lag. Alt: 15 JI
1637
Rickard’s towne (Pat. Browne)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 120 C I
1654–6
Raccardstowne (Jno Deverox, Rich. Stafford)
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 133
1654–6
Riccharstowne
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 131
1655–7
Richardstown
DS Comp. (LG)
1655–7
Richardstowne
DS
1659
Ranards towne
Cen. Leathanach: 539
1677
Richardstowne (Will. Ivory)
ASE Leathanach: 96
1679
Richardstowne (John Devereux, Rich. Stafford, Dan. Gahan)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 10 C II
1683
Richarde Towne
Bayly Papers Leathanach: 103
1685c
Richardstown
Hib. Del.
1690c
Richardstowne (Cary Dillon)
Quit Rent (LG) Leathanach: 39a
1713
Richardstown (Ivory-Vigors)
CGn. Imleabhar: 11, Leathanach: 280, Uimhir: 4524
1761
Rackerstown
Vigors Papers Leathanach: 308
1799
Racardstowne (I W)
de Vál
1818
Ballask ows. Bullask ows. Ballusk, Rackardstown ows. Rachardstown ows Rickardstown (Vigors-Coddington)
CGn. Imleabhar: 733, Leathanach: 60, Uimhir: 499795
1825
Rackerstown
de Vál
1830c
Rackerstown
TAB Leathanach: 7
1840
Baile Riocaird, 'town of Rickard'"Originally 'Wrecker's town' pronounced by the Irish 'Wracker's town'. Captain Richards says 'supposed to have been so named from the inhabitants being much addicted to wrecking'."
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 28
1840
Rackardstown
Bar. Cons.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 28
1840
Rackardstown
BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 28
1840
Rackardstown
Freeholders:AL (LG) Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 28
1840
Rackardstown
GJReturn:AL (LG) Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 28
1840
Rackardstown
King, Rev.:AL (LG)
1840
Rackardstown
Young, J.:AL (LG)
1840
Rickardstown
Hore, H.:AL (LG)
1840
Rickardstown
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 28
1840
Rickardstown [1666]
Patent:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 28
1872
Rackardstown
Rental Book:WCA Imleabhar: (WCA/P63/2/1)

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