BROWSE
townland
An Leatóin
genitive: na Leatóna
(Irish)
Lattone
(English)

Glossary

leath, leith
English half, side
tóin, tón
English bottom(-land)

Centrepoint

54.3739, -8.07084latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
"Cf. Mu: Latton Ca, FM "
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Leath-Tón = Half hill base. Leath-tón, literally the flank, is used to denote one side of the base of a hill. There are Lattone in Cavan and Fermanagh, Latton in Monaghan, and Lattoon in Cavan and Galway, Leath-Tón. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Linear earthwork. ‘Worm Ditch or Black Pig’s Race.’ In undulating landscape (37). "
Nóta
1661
Leaton
Inq. Leathanach: 185
1817
Lattoon
Larkin
1835?
Lattoon
TAB Leathanach: 1, 104 (59:16/1ii)
1835?
Latton
TAB Leathanach: 12 (59:16/1ii)
1836
Lattoon
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Leaththone
'the half backside'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Lattoon
CM:AL
1836
Leath tho//in:
'Lattone hitherto'
pl:AL
1836
Leath to//in:
'half bottom'
OD:AL
1836
Lattone
OD:AL

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