BROWSE
Baile an Tancardaigh
genitive: Bhaile an Tancardaigh
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Tankardstown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town of An Tancardach
    An Tancardach — sloinne (< Tancard na nAngla-Normannach)

    Bhí Tancard le fáil i measc na nAngla-Normannach in Éirinn mar ainm pearsanta agus mar shloinne. An fhianaise ar alt na Gaeilge in 1571 ‘Ballentankarde’, 1578 ‘Ballentankerde’, 1613 ‘Ballintankard’ a thugann orainn an leagan thuas a mholadh, ina bhfuil foirm aidiachtúil an tsloinne .i. An Tancardach “the man surnamed Tancard”.

    Ach féach dhá chairt ó thús an 13ú haois in Register of the Abbey of St. Thomas [i mBaile Átha Cliath] .i. CLXXVIII ‘Carta Osberti, filii Tancardi’ agus CLXXIX ‘Carta Tancardi, filii Osberti’ ina mbronntar ar an Eaglais ‘ecclesiam sancti Thome que est in occidentali parte de Barewe’. Is léir gurb é an teampall seo atá i gceist (tá sé suite ar bhruach thiar na Bearú agus is ann do St. Thomas’s Well SO in aice an chaisleáin). Cé nach féidir a chur as an áireamh go ndearna sloinne den ainm cine seo Tancard níos déanaí mar a thugann 1571 ‘Ballentankarde’ thuas le fios, d’fhéadfadh sé freisin gurbh é an duine seo Tancard mac Osbert (nó a sheanathairsean Tancard) a thug ainm don bhaile an chéad lá (cf. CLXXIX ‘ego, Tancardus, filius Osberti’ … ‘Osbertus, filius Tancardi, pater meus’).

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Archival records

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Historical references

1530c
Ville Tankardi
Rep. Vir.
1540c
Tankerstone
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 38
1549
Tankardiston
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 65 + 103
1549
Tankardiston
F Leathanach: 407
1551
Tankerdiston
F Leathanach: 697
1563
Tanmerston
Cotton Map
1564c
balletancker alias Tanckerdston
Survey
1569
Tankerdeston, rectory of
F Leathanach: 1265
1571
Ballentankarde, Tankardyston alias
F Leathanach: 1699
1571
Tankardyston alias Ballentankarde
F Leathanach: 1699
1578
Tankardestone alias Ballentankerde
F Leathanach: 3332
1578
Tankardiston
F Leathanach: 3497
1578
Tankardiston
F Leathanach: 3497
1591
Tankardestown
Piers Hovenden
F Leathanach: 5695
1601
Tankardston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 6 Eliz.
1603
Tankardstoune
F
1605
Tankardstoune
CPR Leathanach: 72
1613
Tankardstowne otherwise Ballintankard
CPR Leathanach: 239
1632
Tankardston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 14 C I
1642
Tanckerds Town
Dep. 1641
1655
Tankardstowne
DS
1655
Tankardstowne Parrish
DS Par. (Reeves)
1659
Tankards towne
Cen. Leathanach: 502
1660c
Tankardstowne
BSD (La) Leathanach: 109
1660c
Tankardstowne Parish
BSD (La) Leathanach: 109
1666
Tankardstowne
ASE Leathanach: 81
1685
Tankardst
Hib. Del.
1695
Tankardstowne
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 5 G III
1783
Tankardstown
Taylor (Cill Dara)
1805
Tankardstown
Cahill (La)
1838
Tankardstown
Baggott, Rev. C.:AL Leathanach: La063,27
1838
Tankardston
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: La063,27
1838
Tankardstown
OD:AL Leathanach: La063,27
1838
Tankardstown
"…the ruins of Tankardstown church stands in the north east corner of [the] townland enclosed with a graveyard - there is a well near the ruins called 'St. Thomas' Well'."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: La063,27
1838
Tankardstown
Taylor Co. Map 1783:AL Leathanach: La063,27
1838
Tankardstown
Noble & Keenan Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La063,27
1838
Tankardstown
Stat. Survey (CD):AL Leathanach: La063,27
1838
Tankardstown
TAB Leathanach: La063,27
1838
Tankardstown
BS:AL Leathanach: La063,27
2006
ˈtankərdztoun
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