BROWSE
civil parish
Baile Fraghain
genitive: Bhaile Fraghain
(Irish)
Freynestown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

53.0118, -6.68701latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1280
Villa Frenis
Crede Mihi
1295c
Villa fraxini
CCCD
1302-6
Vill de Freynes
CDI
1306
Freyneston
CJR
1310
ffreigneston
RBO
1331
Frenestoune
Bk. Howth
1530c
Freniston
Alen's Reg.
1530
Chapel of Freniston
Alen's Reg.
1533
Villa Frenis als. Freyneston
Rep. Vir.
1538
Fraineston, Fraynneston
F
1560
Frayneston
F
1569
Fraynston
F
1575c
Bhuaile [v.l. Bhaile] Fraidhion
LBran.
1578
Frayneston
F
1583
Fraineston
F
1618
Frainston
Inq. Lag.
1621
Fraineston, Frainstown
CPR
1632
Fraynston
Inq. Lag.
1641
ffrainstowne, ffrainston
Dep. 1641
1642
ffrayne
Dep. 1641
1642
ffrainestowne
Dep. 1641
1642
ffrianstowne
Dep. 1641
1642
ffryanstowne
Dep. 1641
1655-7
Fraynstowne
DS
1660c
ffrainestowne
BSD (CM)
1667c
Frainstowne
ASE
1667
Fraynestowne
ASE
1668
Ffenistowne
HMR (CM)
1685c
Framstowne [macron os cionn m]
̃
Hib. Del.
1752
Fryanstown
Dublin Wills
1757
Fraynstown
Dublin Wills
1760
Fryonstowne
Nevill 1760
1821
Fryonstown
Duncan
1836
Freindstown
TAB
1839
Fryanstown Ph
"See page 10" [dúch];
Rec. Name:AL Leathanach: CM040,16
1930
The local pronunciation as I got it from the labourer and the young man is 'Frenstown'. (I lch.81).
LPN

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