BROWSE
townland
Baile an Mhuilinn
genitive: Bhaile an Mhuilinn
(Irish)
Milltown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
English mill

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town of the mill

    Fearann Chlann Laoisigh mhic an Chéadaigh “the land of the descendants of Laoiseach son of An Céadach [Ó Móra]” ainm na seandúiche atá le feiscint in 1551 ‘lordship of Farryn Clonlyshemcedo’; cf. 1549 ‘Feryn Klynekedd’ < Fearann Chlann an Chéadaigh agus 1549 ‘Sleight e kedde’ < Sliocht an Chéadaigh “descendants of An Céadach”. Tagann na hainmneacha cine céanna chun solais arís in 1570 ‘do cuireadh clann an Chéadaigh Uí Mhórrdha chum báis .i. Laoiseach & Cathaoir’ in Breathnach, Short Annals of Leinster (cf. 1583 ‘Kaer Mackedo O Moore and Lyssagh Mackedo O Moore were hanged [in 1570]’ litir ó Henry Sydney, Calendar of Carew Papers 350).

Centrepoint

52.94, -7.06821latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Ballynemollin
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 63 + 64
1551
Ballynemolyn
'parcel of the lordship of Farryn Clonlyshemcedo'
F Alt: 704
1563
Balamolin
Cotton Map
1604
Milton
CPR Leathanach: 4
1604
town of Ballymullen or Milton
'containing one small ruinous castle, the water-course of a mill'?
CPR Leathanach: 4
1628
Milton
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 C I
1628
Miltowne
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 C I
1655
Milltowne
DS
1655
Milltowne
DS Par. (Reeves)
1659
Miltowne
Cen. Leathanach: 501
1660c
Milltowne
BSD (La) Leathanach: 110
1667
Milltotowne alias Milltowne
ASE Leathanach: 160
1685
Milltowne
Hib. Del.
1805
Milltown
Cahill (La)
1837
Miltown or Ballyvuilling
Top. Dict. Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 487
1838
Milltown
BS:AL Leathanach: La051,6
1838
Milltowne
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La051,6
1838
Milltown
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: La051,6
1838
Milton, Miltowne
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La051,6
1838
Milltown
OC:AL Leathanach: La051,6
1838
Milltown (Baile an Muilinn)
OC
LSO (La) Imleabhar: 2, Leathanach: 82 / 259
2006
ˈmiltoun
Áit.

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