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Baile Átha Í
genitive: Bhaile Átha Í
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Athy
(English)

Glossary

English ford
English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

52.9915, -6.9808latitude, longitude
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Properties

POThere is or was once a post office here

Archival records

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Historical references

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Nóta
1125c
i
CGH Leathanach: 127b 50-2
1150c
co hAth-í
CGG Leathanach: 214
1160c
Átha Hí
LL Imleabhar: IV, Leathanach: 24976
1200C
Is Lia Bealaigh Átha hÍ
Ag. na Sean. Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 45
AcS Leathanach: 190-1
1302-6
Athy, Priory of St. Thomas de
Pap. Tax. Leathanach: 243
1350c
ad áth hí
CThoir. Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 157
1518
Athy
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 278
1518
Athy
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 286
1518
Of the prior of St Thomas of Athy
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 235
1518
The prior of seint Thomas in Athy
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 257
1540-1541
Athye
Martini Pelles de Athye, Jacobi Moutell de Athye
Crown Surv. Leathanach: 152
1540-1541
Athy
Jacobi Munsell de Athy
Crown Surv. Leathanach: 206
1546
atha aí
ARÉ Imleabhar: V, Leathanach: 1496
1646
go B[oile] Áth hÍ
O Mealláin Leathanach: 47
1650c
bhaile atha haoi
LGen. Leathanach: DF 622.4
1689
Athy
Ir. Jacob.
1835
de bhóthar Baile átha Aoi
Cinnlae Amhl. Imleabhar: III, Leathanach: 106
1837
Town of Athy
BS:AL Leathanach: 1,19
1837
Athy Lands
[Receipt for tenants.]
Leinster, Duke of:AL Leathanach: 1,19
1837
Athy Lands
Sovereign of Athy (Butler):AL Leathanach: 1,19
1837
Baile átha Datí
"But he is wrong." [Nóta OD]
MacKeogh:AL Leathanach: 1,19
1837
Baile Atha Aí, 'town of the ford of Ai'
[4 Masters]
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,19
1837
Town of Athy
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,19
1837
Town of Athy
BS:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Athy Lands
[Duke of Leinster]
Tenant Receipt:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Athy Lands
Butler:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Athy
Inq. H VIII (Archdall):AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Athey
Inq. Eliz. I:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Athey
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Athie
Inq. Eliz. I:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Athie
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Athy
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Athye
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Ath, 'ford of I, a man's name'
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Blá thí, 'or bloody ford,' ath tródán
pl:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
baile átha aoi
26/11/1837: The town is now called by the few old people who speak Irish there and in the Queen's County, "baile átha aoi", pronounced Blahéé.
LSO Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 13
2003
Áth Í
FSÁG Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 136

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