An Spidéal/Spiddal

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Hierarchy

townland

An Spidéal

genitive: an Spidéil

(Irish)

Spiddal

(English)

Capitalise

Hierarchy

county

An Mhí/Meath

barony

Machaire Gaileang/Morgallion

civil parish

An Obair/Nobber

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the hospital
English

the hospital

Centrepoint

53.8097, -6.73972latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1630	Spiddall	Inq. Lag. CI 62 Ionchoisní Chúige Laighean (1826) - Inquisitionum in officio rotulorum cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum repertorium I Bliain: 1595 -1698, Bliain: 1550C-1690
1667	Spiddall 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 Abstracts of Grants of Lands..under the Acts of Settlement and Explanation, A.D.1666-1684 (Appendix to Fifteenth Annual Report from the Commissioners of Public Records of Ireland, 45-280; 1825) Bliain: 1666-84
1710	Spiddall William Weldon and Peter Sexton (Midlesex GB) John Osborne of Drogheda Esq. ... Anthony Lord Visct. Gormanstowne ... Mannor towne and lands of Nobber, Kilbride, Spiddall, Clockiny[e], Moigh, and the woods thereunto belonging, White Wood, the Upper - forenoon Garmanaghs, the Lower Garmanaghs, Leonenace, the Eight Poles of Torman, the Eight Poles of Cloghreagh ... Ardmagh=breagh ... Gregg lyeing and being in the Barony of Morgallion	CGn. 8.51.1754 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1728	Spiddal John Caddington of Oldbridge (Meath) Fraces his wife and Arthur Dobbs of Castledobbs (Antrim) .. Viscount Gormanston ... Nobber, Kilbride, Spiddal, Moigh ... Whitewood and Upper Gormanaghs, the Lower Gormanags, Leonenace, the Eight Poles of Tarmon and the Eight Poles of Cloghreagh ... Ardmagh Bregagh ... Cregg ... Carnnock and Sollorsook	CGn. 57.484.39352 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1728-90	Spiddal Lugdoory, Stamullin, Spiddal, Sloenstown, and Columb (barony of Morgallion)	Gormanston Papers 536 'Gormanston papers' in Analecta Hib., no. 25 (1967)
1812	Spiddal	Larkin (Mí) A Map of the County of Meath in the Province of Leinster in Ireland by William Larkin Bliain foilsithe: 1812
1816	Spiddal Kilbride, Spiddal, The Twelve Acres, Ballypuck, Collitha, Balnamore, Commogue, Town of Nobber	Longfield Maps Longfield Map Collection by John Longfield, John Brownrigg, Thomas Murray et al, Land Surveyors, ca 1770-1840. An Leabharlann Náisiúnta (NLI), féach http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000282687
1826	Spiddal	TAB Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1836	[Spiddal] "…Mullyhullister is a hill in the South of this townland…Hebigan Fort is on a small hill about 60 perches North of the village of Ballinee… Deig[.]aw bridge…America bog…"	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Mí086,40 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1836	Spideul, 'is an hospital' "Spiddle is an English word." [Nóta OD]	OD:AL Leathanach: Mí086,40 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	Spiddal "Spittle fields in Dublin derive that name from an hospital, which stood their anciently." [Nóta OD]	OD:AL Leathanach: Mí086,40 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	Spiddle	BS:AL Leathanach: Mí086,40 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Spiddall	Co. Map 1812:AL Leathanach: Mí086,40 Co. Map 1812:AL
1836	Spiddall	Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Mí086,40 Inquisition de chuid aimsir Charles I in AL Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1839	Spiddle Spiddle, Butlerstown, Bellaloyan (alias) Spiddle, Sellar, Mill-Lands, Arrigle, Ardclooney	Longfield Maps MS 21 F. 14 / (071) Longfield Map Collection by John Longfield, John Brownrigg, Thomas Murray et al, Land Surveyors, ca 1770-1840. An Leabharlann Náisiúnta (NLI), féach http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000282687

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