Hierarchy
county
barony
civil parish
townland
townland
Baile Uí Chnáimhín
genitive: Bhaile Uí Chnáimhín
(Irish)
Knavinstown
(English)
Explanatory note
Centrepoint
53.5429, -6.43326latitude, longitude
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Historical references
| 1654 |
Knavinstowne
Sr Rich : Barnwall of Crickstowne Irish Papist Bounded on the East with the lands of Baltraston on the west with the lands of Kilbrew on the North with the Rath of Primatstowne & on the south with the
lands of Crickstowne
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CS V 96
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| 1660c |
Knavingstowne
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| 1668 |
Knavinstowne
40. THOS. BALL esq. In Crickstowne als. Creekstowne,
with ye mansion house, orchard, garden, and groves, 44 a…
bar- Ratoath
<br> Thos. Proctor…Knavinstowne, 64a…Crickstowne (part) 71a…Hugh Sharp, in part of Crickstowne with the mill, 94a ASE 178-9
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| 1716 |
Knavinstown
Creekstown ... Knavinstown
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CGn. 16.353.7703
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| 1829 |
Nevinstown
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| 1836 |
Knaningetowne
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DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: Mí022,5
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| 1836 |
Knavingetowne
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DS Map:AL Leathanach: Mí022,5
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| 1836 |
Kyanistown
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HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí022,5
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| 1836 |
Baile Uí Cnáimhin, 'O'Knavine's town'
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OD:AL Leathanach: Mí022,5
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| 1836 |
Baile Chnáimhín
"Vide Crakenstown t.l." [Nóta OD]
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dúch:AL Leathanach: Mí022,5
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| 1836 |
Navintown
"'a' like 'a' in cake."
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pron.:AL Leathanach: Mí022,5
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| 1836 |
Knavinstown
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OD:AL Leathanach: Mí022,5
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| 1836 |
Baile Chráimhín
[scriosta ar an leathanach do Crakenstown]
<br> Mary Greenan
<br> This would appear to me to be the Irish of Knavingstown (Cn as Cr) I enquired if it might - she denied it. Gibbons could give no Irish for this name.
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dúch:AL Leathanach: Mí022,3
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