BROWSE
townland
Baile Mhic Carráin nó Coill an Rí
genitive: Bhaile Mhic Carráin, Choill an Rí
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Garranstown or Kingswood
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Centrepoint

53.3068, -6.37722latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1326
Ballymaccaran
cuid de/part of 'the manor of Tauelagh'
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 181
1425
Ballykarran in the parish of Tauelaghe
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 239
1534
Balicarren
Nóte de chuid Alen.
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 162
1534
Balymaccarran
Nóta de chuid Alen
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 241
1534
Balim'carran
Nóta de chuid Alen.
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 247
1547
Ballycaran
Tallaugh tithes: "the tithes of corn and hay in towns of Belgard, Newland, Ballycaran and Newhall"
HSP Leathanach: 31
1547
Ballycarran
The rectory of Tallaght
F Leathanach: 80
1622
Keranstown alias Caranstown
CPR Leathanach: 175
1623
Keranstown
CPR Leathanach: 183
1627
le Parke de Carranston
maner. de Belgard
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 14 C I
1659
Carranstowne
Cen. Leathanach: 377
1685
Carrellstown
Hib. Del.
1760
Garrons Town
Rocque
1821
Kings Wood
Duncan
1836
Garranstown
BS:AL Leathanach: 1836
1836
Garranstown...formerly called Kingswood
"Kingswood - I think that Garranstown was formerly called Kingswood - this name is in the old Vestry book of the parish"
Robinson:AL
1836
Garranstown or Kingswood
OD:AL

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