BROWSE
townland
Baile Fút Beag
genitive: Bhaile Fút Beag
(Irish)
Footstown Little
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    ‘the town(land) of Fút, Little’

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

  • English

    ‘the town(land) of Fút, Little’

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

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53.8082, -6.61673latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1576
Little Folestone
Lease ... to Tho. Chapman ; of the rectory of Siddane, co. Meath, the tithes of Siddane, Rengerstone, Leirveg, Howthestone, Crevagh, Cliche 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
Litle fotstowne
DS
1666c
Littleffotstowne
Moore James Ffitzjones & James Ffleming ... Duke of Yorke
BSD (Mí)
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
Littlefootstowne
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
1836
Little Footstown
BS:AL Leathanach: Mí104,22
1836
Little Footstown
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: Mí104,22
1836
Little Footstowne
DS:AL Leathanach: Mí104,22
1836
Little Footstown
Cess Coll. Bk.:AL Leathanach: Mí104,22
1836
Footstown
Co. Map 1812:AL Leathanach: Mí104,22
1836
Footstowne
Petty Eng. Map 1683:AL Leathanach: Mí104,22
1836
Little Footstown
TAB Leathanach: Mí104,22
1836
Little Footstown
HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí104,22
1836
Foellston
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Mí104,22
1836
Foote, a family name
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí104,22
1836
Baile fút
pl:AL Leathanach: Mí104,22
1836
Footstown etc.
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí104,22
1836
[Footstown Little]
"In the S. E. is a large circular Danish fort…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Mí104,22

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