BROWSE

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county

barony

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townland
Leafin
(English)

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53.8353, -6.75999latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1667
Leonenace
51. GEORGE BRIGSTOCK…the manor, town, and lands of Nobber, Spiddall, the 2 Garmanaghes, Moyhand the Woods, Little Nobber, Rathglihane, and Leonenace, 1 ,884…Sellersooke, 170 a…Kilbride, 264 a…Cammock, 84 a…Cloghreagh, 8 poles, 669 a…Tarmon, 8 poles, 800 a…the mill of Oldtowne…chief rent out of Ardmaghbregagh…Cregg; bar. Morgallen, co. Meath— Total quantity in co. Meath, 5,554 a… ASE 99
ASE
1776
Lauffin
Anthony Preston Lord Viscount Gormanstown ... the Nobber Estate that is to say all those Lands and Hereditaments known and destinguished by the name of Garmanagh Lauffin upper Garmanagh Holestown Colledge Lurginagh Mullinagree Clogreagh and Mullin[ ] [Polemurrary?] Derrigmason Carretobber Killatymore Killa[ ] Coumak[ ] ... Whitewoods and Muff Rath Gillian Sellersook Camoge Killbride Spiddall Sloanstown Ardinagh Rowlagh Kilnalun Dunhida the Mill and Mill Lands [Leartagh?] ... upper and lower Ballanamore and Nobber ... Armagh Bregagh and Mullagh ... Morgallion
CGn. 312.89.207466
1781
Lauffin
Gormanagh ... Lauffin ... Upper Germanagh Hollestown College ... Lurgenagh Mullenagree Cloghreagh ... Mullandrum & Polammay ... Dorigmason Caritobber and Killatymore ... Cournahave and Courleeah ... White Wood ... Muff ... Rathgillian ... Camoge ... Killbride ... Spiddull ... Killnalunn and Dunhida ... Loarlagh ... Culletagh ... upper and lower Ball[e?]namore
CGn. 339.93.227094
1826
Laffinn
TAB
1836
Laffin
BS:AL Leathanach: Mí086,26
1836
Liathmhuin, 'grey shrubbery'
"A well here." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí086,26
1836
Lea fin
pron.:AL Leathanach: Mí086,26
1836
Leafin
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí086,26

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