BROWSE
townland
Baile Fút Mór
genitive: Bhaile Fút Mór
(Irish)
Footstown Great
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    ‘the town(land) of Fút, Great’

    Fút – leagan Gaeilge den tsloinne Angla-Normannach Foote, sloinne atá fianaithe sa cheantar seo.
    ‘Patr. Foote of Footestown’ (CS V) 1654

  • Gaeilge

    ‘the town(land) of Fút, Great’

    Fút – Irish form of the Anglo-Norman surname Foote, a surname attested in the area.
    ‘Patr. Foote of Footestown’ (CS V) 1654

Centrepoint

53.8026, -6.6236latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1541-42
Jenkynfoteston, Henrifoteston
CPCR
1576
Miche Foleston
Lease ... to Tho. Chapman ; of the rectory of Siddane, co. Meath, the tithes of Siddane, Rengerstone, Leirveg, Howthestone, Crevagh, Miche Foleston. Corballie, Kyrane, New Rathe, S. John's Rathe, Begerston, Little Folestone, Monerum, and Lessynboyne, co. Meath, possessionsof the monastery of Thomascourt. To hold for 21 years. F 2943
F
1654
Footestownes, Great & Litle Footestowne
Patr Foote of Footestown The Fleming of Crivah Michaell Moore of Athboy James FitxJones of Painstown Jas Fleming of Siddan Irish Papist
CS V
1655
Great fottstowne
DS
1666c
Great Fffotstowne
Sr. Gillbert Gerrald
BSD (Mí)
1667
Great Footstowne
4. Sir GILBERT GERARD knt-In St. John’s Rath, 15 A…in Rath-Reynold and Hothstowne, . 197a…Green-Hills and Batestowne, 102 a…Great Footstowne, 119a…in Breystowne, 98 a—in Barnewallstowne, 9 a. -in Minteran, 66 a…bar. Slane ASE 166
ASE
1669
Littlefootstowne
James, Duke of York…Creevagh, 236a…Littlefootstowne, 112a. Biggstowne, 62a…Corballis (part), 108a…Barnewallstowne (part), 55 a…Bryanstowne (part), 30…the • manor of Gernonstowne and Roseland, 274 a. 2 r—Rochestowne, 204a…Roestowne (part), 84 a.; bar. Slane ASE 190
ASE
1721
Greatfootstown
Singleton to Blackburn ... parcell of land commonly known and called by the name of Lisboy als Lisboys lying and being in the parish of Sidden ... mearing and bounding upon the land of Corballis on the East & South and the land of Greatfootstown & part of Littlefootstowne ... Crivagh
CGn. 30.332.18733
1725
Greatfootstown
Grace to Godfrey ... Bingerstown St Johns Rath Hoathstown Greatfootstown Braystowne Mentrym GreenHills Batestowne
CGn. 47.134.29825
1730
Great Footstowne
Grace et al to Blackburne ... Great Footstowne
CGn. 65.262.45416
1731
Greatfootstowne
Mary Grace als Reive ... Edmund Fenner ... Hothstowne ... Greenhills and Batestowne ... Greatfootstowne ... Breystowne Bingerstowne
CGn. 65.405.46108
1731
Greatfootstowne
Grace to Span ... St Johns Rath ... Greenhills & Batestowne ... Greatfootstowne ... Breystowne (98a) ... Bingerstowne, in minterane
CGn. 67.268.46145
1731
Greatfootstowne
Span to Kingsburry ... St Johns Rath ... Hothstowne ... Greenhills and Batestowne ... Greatfootstowne ... Breystowne ... Bingerstowne in Minterane
CGn. 67.276.46167
1731
Greatsfootstowne
Grace to Kingsbury ... St Johns Rath ... Greenhills & Batestowne ... Greatsfootstowne ... Bingerstowne in minterane
CGn. 66.405.47130
1736
Great footstown
Carter to Kingsbury et als. ... Saint Johns Rath Hoathstown Greenhills Batestown Great footstown Braystown ... Bingerstown
CGn. 85.385.60619
1836
[Footstown Great]
"This townland is entered in the Tythe Composition Book as Footstown and Legstown."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Mí104,23
1836
Great Footstown
BS:AL Leathanach: Mí104,23
1836
Great Footstown
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: Mí104,23
1836
Footstown
Co. Map 1812:AL Leathanach: Mí104,23
1836
Footstowne
Petty Eng. Map 1683:AL Leathanach: Mí104,23
1836
Footstown
TAB Leathanach: Mí104,23
1836
Great Footstown
HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí104,23
1836
Greate Footstowne
DS:AL Leathanach: Mí104,23
1836
Great Footstown
Cess Coll. Bk.:AL Leathanach: Mí104,23

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