BROWSE
townland
An Baile Beag
genitive: an Bhaile Bhig
(Irish)
Littletown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
beag, big
English small

Centrepoint

52.2182, -6.50696latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1553
? Littleton (Rich. Stafford)
Ní hea. Is é seo logainm i bparóiste Theach Coimseáin atá in éag.
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 81
1654–6
Little Towne (Wm. Rossiter)
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 128
1654
Littletowne Tomhager
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 129
1655–7
Littletowne
DS
1659
Littlestowne
Cen. Leathanach: 539
1677
Little-Towne (Will. Ivory)
ASE Leathanach: 96
1683
Litle Towne
Bayly Papers Leathanach: 103
1685
Littletowne
Hib. Del.
1690c
Littletowne
Quit Rent (LG) Leathanach: 34a
1713
Littletowne (Ivory-Cliffe)
CGn. Imleabhar: 11, Leathanach: 293, Uimhir: 4556
1753
Littlestown (Cliffe –Loftus)
CGn. Imleabhar: 165, Leathanach: 84, Uimhir: 110248
1830c
Little Town
TAB Leathanach: 5
1840
Littletown
Bar. Cons.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 18
1840
Littletown
BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 18
1840
Littletown
Cliffe (Prop.):AL (LG) Teach Moshagard Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 18
1840
Littletown
King, Rev. R.:AL (LG) Teach Moshagard
1840
Littletown
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 18

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