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Hierarchy
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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
Historical references
1541-42 |
Jenkynfoteston, Henrifoteston
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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
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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
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1655 |
Great fottstowne
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1666c |
Great Fffotstowne
Sr. Gillbert Gerrald
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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
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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
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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
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CGn. 30.332.18733
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1725 |
Greatfootstown
Grace to Godfrey ... Bingerstown St Johns Rath Hoathstown Greatfootstown Braystowne Mentrym GreenHills Batestowne
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CGn. 47.134.29825
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1730 |
Great Footstowne
Grace et al to Blackburne ... Great Footstowne
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CGn. 65.262.45416
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1731 |
Greatfootstowne
Mary Grace als Reive ... Edmund Fenner ... Hothstowne ... Greenhills and Batestowne ... Greatfootstowne ... Breystowne Bingerstowne
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CGn. 65.405.46108
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1731 |
Greatfootstowne
Grace to Span ... St Johns Rath ... Greenhills & Batestowne ... Greatfootstowne ... Breystowne (98a) ... Bingerstowne, in minterane
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CGn. 67.268.46145
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1731 |
Greatfootstowne
Span to Kingsburry ... St Johns Rath ... Hothstowne ... Greenhills and Batestowne ... Greatfootstowne ... Breystowne ... Bingerstowne in Minterane
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CGn. 67.276.46167
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1731 |
Greatsfootstowne
Grace to Kingsbury ... St Johns Rath ... Greenhills & Batestowne ... Greatsfootstowne ... Bingerstowne in minterane
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CGn. 66.405.47130
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1736 |
Great footstown
Carter to Kingsbury et als. ... Saint Johns Rath Hoathstown Greenhills Batestown Great footstown Braystown ... Bingerstown
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CGn. 85.385.60619
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1836 |
[Footstown Great]
"This townland is entered in the Tythe Composition Book as Footstown and Legstown."
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Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Mí104,23
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1836 |
Great Footstown
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BS:AL Leathanach: Mí104,23
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1836 |
Great Footstown
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Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: Mí104,23
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1836 |
Footstown
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Co. Map 1812:AL Leathanach: Mí104,23
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1836 |
Footstowne
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Petty Eng. Map 1683:AL Leathanach: Mí104,23
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1836 |
Footstown
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TAB Leathanach: Mí104,23
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1836 |
Great Footstown
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HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí104,23
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1836 |
Greate Footstowne
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DS:AL Leathanach: Mí104,23
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1836 |
Great Footstown
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Cess Coll. Bk.:AL Leathanach: Mí104,23
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