BROWSE
townland
Baile Fursa
genitive: Bhaile Fursa
(Irish)
Furziestown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

52.1998, -6.41895latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1606
Firreston
Inq. Lag. Alt: 4
1606
Lytleton al’ Fursiton (Rich. Stafford)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 4
1608
Fursetime (John Stafford)
Cal. Carew Leathanach: 32
1608
Furstune (John Stafford)
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 97
1624
Furrsistowne (Marc Deveroux, Ric. Whitty)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 47 J I
1638
Furstowne
(John Stafford)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 133 C I
1641c
ffurzton ((Thom. Meyler)
Wexford Rebel List 1641 Leathanach: 43
1654
Furzye Towne (Nico. Stafford)
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 304
1655c
Tursytown
DS Comp. (LG)
1659
Fursertowne
Cen. Leathanach: 538
1665
Furreytowne (Nico. Stafford)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 6 CII
1666
Fursetowne (Const. Neale)
ASE Leathanach: 114
1680
Fursytown (A Chapel ded. to St. Anthony at F.
Descr. Forth Leathanach: 68
1685
Furrstowne
Hib. Del.
1690c
Furrystowne als' Ffurstowne (Theo. Jones)
Quit Rent (LG) Leathanach: 32
1720c
Furzitown (Sam Bynion, Ram-Trotter)
CGn. Imleabhar: 36, Leathanach: 500, Uimhir: 23809
1738
Furzytown (Ram)
CGn. Imleabhar: 91, Leathanach: 43, Uimhir: 63232
1830c
Furz'stown
Tacumshan II
TAB Leathanach: 1
1840
Furristown & Fursistown
Hore, H.:AL (LG)
1840
Furryiestown
GJP:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 24
1840
Fursytowne
DS Map:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 24
1840
Furziestown
BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 24
1840
Furziestown
Elrington, C. R., Rev.:AL (LG)
1840
Furziestown
Kehoe:AL (LG)
1840
Furziestown
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 24
1840
Furziestown
Tanner:AL (LG) Teach Coimseáin
1840
Furzyetowne
DS Ref.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 24
1840
Furzyiestown
CM:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 24
1840
This is a translation of 'Baile an aitinn,' town of the furze
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 24

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