BROWSE
townland
Baile Niocláis
genitive: Bhaile Niocláis
(Irish)
Nicholastown
(English)

Centrepoint

53.1221, -6.74248latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1586
Nicholston
F Leathanach: 4925
1589
Nicholeston
F Leathanach: 5381
1604
Nicholston
CPR Leathanach: 39
1604
Nicholston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 2 J I
1612
Nicholeston
CPR Leathanach: 251
1620
Nicollstoune
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 36 J I
1654
Nicholstowne
CS VIII Leathanach: 75
1654
Nicholstowne
CS VIII Leathanach: 76, 77
1659
New Abby and Nichols towne
Cen. Leathanach: 408
1660c
Nichollstowne
BSD (CD) Leathanach: 57
1783
Nicolastown
Taylor (Cill Dara)
1812
Nicholas-town
Leet II Leathanach: 144
1837
Nicholastown
BS:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1837
Nicholastown
Teacher (Divine):AL (CD) Leathanach: 1,7
1837
Nicholastown
Cole, W.:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1837
Nicholastown
School register:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1837
Nicholastown
Hardy, J.:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1837
Nicollstowne
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1837
Nichollston; Nichollstowne
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1837
Nicholeston
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1837
Nicolston
Inq. G. & M.:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1837
[Nicholastown]
"In the N. E. is New Abbey chapel and graveyard. It is said by the inhabitants that an abbey existed formerly where the chapel now stands and was called New Abbey from it's being the latest one built in the Kingdom."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: 1,7
2009-2010
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