BROWSE
townland
Baile Ghró
genitive: Bhaile Ghró
(Irish)
Growtown
(English)

Hierarchy

county

barony

municipal district

civil parish

electoral division

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town(land) of Gró

    Gró – leagan Gaeilge den tsloinne Angla-Normannach Growe.

  • English

    the town(land) of Gró

    Gró – Irish form of the Anglo-Norman surname Growe.

Centrepoint

53.4755, -6.49663latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1540-44
Belgray
CPCR
1540c
Growton
Rectoria de Rathbegan <br> … eclesie parochialis de Rathbegan … <br> In villatis [de] Porterston et Lytell Warenston <br> Villata de Colestor … villata de Gormonston … <br> In Iuddyslandis … villata de Growton … <br> In vilatis de Magna Warenston et in Wyston … Crown Survey 46
Crown Surv.
1569
Growton
Lease … to Francis Agarde, esq … the tithes of Porterston, and Little Warrenston (the Auditor General's book has in margin here, rectory of Rathbegan), Collester, Gormanston, Juddesland, Growton, Great Warrenston, Whitteston, Rathbegan, Wilkinston, Baconston, and Comegrefeld, a pension … out of the rectory of Killolaugh, all in county aforesaid F 1480
F
1654
Growtowne
The- Earl of Fingall Irish Paptist. Acres 102. Lch.84.
CS V
1654
Balligroeh
CS V 86
1655-7
Growtowne
DS
1657
Growtowne
Earle of Fingall Ir: Papt. ppr. 173 (a) 0 (r) 16 (r)
DS (P, TCD)
1660c
Growland
173:0:16
BSD (Mí)
1685c
Growtowne
Hib. Del.
1812
Grovetown
Larkin (Mí)
1836
Grow Land
GJRates (Old Docket): AL Leathanach: Mí093,7
1836
Gow Land
HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí093,7
1836
Growland
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: Mí093,7
1836
Grovetown
Larkin (Mí):AL Leathanach: Mí093,7
1836
Baile ghrow
"'ow' as in cow." [Nóta OC]
OC:AL Leathanach: Mí093,7
1836
Baile ghrow, Corbally
pl:AL Leathanach: Mí093,7
1836
Growe is a family name
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí093,7
1836
Growtown
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí093,7
1836
Growtowne
DS Map:AL Leathanach: Mí093,7

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