BROWSE
townland
Carastún
genitive: Charastún
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Carstown
(English)

Centrepoint

53.7605, -6.33215latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1301
Caruatheston
CPlR Leathanach: 136
1540
Kyrryston
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 232
1614
Carton
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 4
1640
Carton
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 49
1655
Carrstowne
DS
1658
Corstowne
Inq. LP Leathanach: 21
1659
Cares towne
Cen. Leathanach: 468
1660c
Corstowne
BSD (Mu) Leathanach: 211
1660
?Corrstowne
BSD Leathanach: 212
1664
Carrestowne
HMR (Lú) Leathanach: 6:183
1685
Carrstowne
Hib. Del.
1740c
?Carrstown
Corn Cen. Leathanach: 259
1778
Carstown
TS
1836
Cartown
AL
1836
Carstown
TAB
1836
cearustonn
Reid:AL
1836
caruston is the pronunciation
OK & OC:AL
1836
Carr is a family name
OD:AL
1836
caruston
Jones:AL

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