BROWSE
population centretownland
Leatón
genitive: Leatón
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Latton
(English)

Glossary

leath, leith
English half, side
tóin, tón
English bottom(-land)

Centrepoint

54.0705, -6.94588latitude, longitude
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Properties

POThere is or was once a post office here

Archival records

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Historical references

1607
Lettane
Mon. Div. Leathanach: 179
1610
Lettan
CPR Leathanach: 171
1641
Lattan, Latten
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 115 C I
1655
Leattune
DS
1660c
Leattune
BSD (Mu) Leathanach: 103
1664
Latton
HMR (Mu) Leathanach: 308
1668
Latoone
ASE Leathanach: 152
1703
Lattone
ASE Leathanach: 359
1713
Lattoone
CGn. Leathanach: 10.412.3990
1758
Lattin otherwise Lattone
CGn. Leathanach: 339.371.229119
1758
Latton
CGn. Leathanach: 191.402.128685
1793
Latten
McCrea Map
1835
Latten
BS:AL
1835
Those acquainted with the Milesian dialect will immediately understand its meaning not to be 'Latin'. Leath-lámh, leath-cheann, leath-chos, leath-shúil, immediately establish the force of Leath in Leath-tón.Ton is not the root of Tonnach, a mound.
OD:AL
1835
leathón
OD:AL
1835
leathón
Those acquainted with the Milesian dialect will immediately understand its meaning not to be 'Latin'. Leath-lámh, leath-cheann, leath-chos, leath-shúil, immediately establish the force of Leath in Leath-tón.Ton is not the root of Tonnach, a mound.
OD:AL
1969
Leatón
Bailte Poist

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