BROWSE
townland
Baile Phiarais
genitive: Bhaile Phiarais
(Irish)
Piercetown
(English)

Centrepoint

53.184, -6.80515latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1555
Pierston
F Leathanach: 77 P&M
1610
Pierstowne
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 5 J I
1610
Pyerstowne
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 5 J I
1626
Pearston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 11 C I
1641-47
Piercestown
Outlaws Leathanach: 352
1654
Peirstowne
CS VIII Leathanach: 132
1654
Peircetowne
CS VIII Leathanach: 138
1654
Pierstown
CS VIII Leathanach: 138
1654
Piercetowne
CS VIII Leathanach: 139
1655
Peircetowne
DS
1659
Peirces towne
Cen. Leathanach: 400
1660c
Peircetowne
BSD (CD) Leathanach: 8
1660c
Parish, part Tully & Killcullen
BSD (CD) Leathanach: 47
1660c
Peircetowne
BSD (CD) Leathanach: 47
1660c
Parsonstowne
BSD (CD) Leathanach: Index
1660c
Peirstowne
BSD (CD) Leathanach: Index
1685
Peircto
Hib. Del.
1752
Piercetown
Noble & Keenan Co. Map
1783
Piersetowne
Taylor (Cill Dara)
1812
Pierce-town
Leet II Leathanach: 156
1821
Piercetown
LN: Ms. Map Leathanach: 16H34(14)
1829
Piercetown
Reg. Trees (CD) Leathanach: 55
1837
Pierstown
Divine:AL Leathanach: 1,46
1837
Peircetowne
DS:AL Leathanach: 1,46
1837
Pierce town
School register:AL Leathanach: 1,46
1837
Piersetn
Stat. Survey (CD):AL Leathanach: 1,46
1837
Pierstowne
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: 1,46
1837
Pearston
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: 1,46
1837
Piercetown
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,46
1837
Pierstown
BS:AL Leathanach: 1,46
1837
Pierstown
Nowlan, T. Rev.:AL Leathanach: 1,46
1837
Pierstown
Langford, Rev.:AL Leathanach: 1,46
2009-2010
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