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Bishop's Island
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52.0099, -8.3629latitude, longitude
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Historical references
1621 |
Bishop Ilead
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CPR Leathanach: 531
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1639 |
Bishops Island
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Inq.(Co) Leathanach: vi, 98
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1655 |
Bishops Island
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1655 |
Bishops Iland
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1659 |
Byshopps Island
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Cen. Leathanach: 238
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1660c |
Bishops Island
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BSD (Co) Leathanach: 32
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1685 |
Bishop Island
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1841-2 |
Bishops Island
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BS:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
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1841-2 |
Bishops Island
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Champion, Rev. R. G. :AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
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1841-2 |
Bishop’s Island
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Co. Treas. List:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
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1841-2 |
Ballinaspuigmore (?)
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Dep.:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
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1841-2 |
Bishop’s Island
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DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
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1841-2 |
Bishops Island, or Illananeasbpig
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Heaphy, C. :AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
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1841-2 |
Bishops Iland
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Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
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1841-2 |
Bishop’s Island
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OD:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
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1841-2 |
Bishops Island, or Illanaspig
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MacNamara, M. :AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
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1841-2 |
Bishop’s Island
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McCarthy, Rev. E.:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
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1841-2 |
Bishops Island
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TAB Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
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1841-2y |
Oileán an easboig, ‘i.e. island of the bishop’
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OD:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
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1917 |
Caisleán an Easpoig - "The Bishop's Castle"
... I distinctly got Caisleán from the only local speaker of Irish ... who had ever heard an Irish form.
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PRIA 34 C 1 Leathanach: 8-9
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