Spierstown

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Hierarchy

townland

Spierstown

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Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Tír Aodha/Tirhugh

municipal district

Dún na nGall/Donegal

civil parish

Dún na nGall/Donegal

electoral division

An Clochar/Clogher

Centrepoint

54.6695, -8.06129latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1761c	Speerstown Crawford. Rev. Alex..	Freeholders (DG) County Donegal Freeholder Records 1761-1788 Ceadaithe ón leagan tras-scríofa are familysearch.org.
1825	Spears Town	TAB Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1835	Spierstown	Rec. Name:AL Received Name in Ainmleabhar na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis (AL) Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1835	Spierstown Spier is a family.	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1835	Spierstown	BS Sketch Map:AL Boundary Survey Sketch Map in AL
1835	Sprisston (?) Sprigs, twigs, tom, a bottom ('Ogilby is mad!' - Ó Donnabháin)	Ogilby, Mr:AL (DG) Ogilby, Mr, faisnéiseoir in AL, Dún na nGall (P.), Tír Aodha, Co. Dhún na nGall / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Donegal (P.), Tirhugh, Co. Donegal.
1835	Spierstown	Welsh, Mr, Rev.:AL (DG) Welsh, Mr, Rev., faisnéiseoir in AL, Dún na nGall (P.), Tír Aodha, Co. Dhún na nGall / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Donegal (P.), Tirhugh, Co. Donegal. Cavindish, Wm:AL (DG) Cavendish, Wm, faisnéiseoir in AL, Dún na nGall (P.), Tír Aodha, Co. Dhún na nGall / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Donegal (P.), Tirhugh, Co. Donegal.
1835	Spierstown	O'Boyle, Patrick:AL (DG) O'Boyle, Patrick, faisnéiseoir in AL, Droim Thuama agus Dún na nGall (Paróiste), Tír Aodha, Co. Dhún na nGall / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Drumhome adn Donegal (Parish), Tirhugh, Co. Donegal. 'Irish Scholar'
1835	It is all under cultivation and contains 103 a. 1 r. 39 p.Proprietor Earl of Arran. Productive of oats, Barley, potatoesand Flax. The inhabitants are in general poor. (held by Deedfor ever. County Cess £3. 5. 9.	Desc. Rem.:AL Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40

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