BROWSE
townland
Baile Phileabóid
genitive: Bhaile Phileabóid
(Irish)
Philpotstown
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    ‘the town(land) of Pileabód’

    Phileabód – leagan Gaeilge den sloinne agus ainm pearsanta Angla-Normannach Philpot. Is foirm dhíspeagtha í Philpot den ainm Philip. (Cf. Curraghphlibbode / Currach Phileabóid i gCorcaigh.)
    Tá an sloinne seo fianaithe i Co. na Mí, m.sh. ‘LICENCE to Philip Philpot, Robert Cruys clerk of Drumsaury, and John de Steire, to sell wine and English cloth to Irish enemies, and to buy all manner of merchandise from the same, both in time of peace and of war.1 Authorised: By petition endorsed by the justiciar and council, and sealed with the privy seal’ (Patent Roll, 9 Henry VI)

  • English

    ‘the town(land) of Pileabód’

    Phileabód – an Irish form of the Anglo-Norman surname and personal name Philpot. Philpot is a diminutive form of the name Philip. (Cf. Curraghphlibbode / Currach Phileabóid i gCorcaigh.)
    This surname is attested in County Meath, see: ‘LICENCE to Philip Philpot, Robert Cruys clerk of Drumsaury, and John de Steire, to sell wine and English cloth to Irish enemies, and to buy all manner of merchandise from the same, both in time of peace and of war.1 Authorised: By petition endorsed by the justiciar and council, and sealed with the privy seal’ (Patent Roll, 9 Henry VI)

Centrepoint

53.6238, -6.69206latitude, longitude
Irish Grid (with letter)
Computing...
Irish Grid (without letter)
Computing...
Irish Transverse Mercator (ITM)
Computing...

Archival records

scanned image

Historical references

1403
Philpotestoun
Patent Roll 4 Henry IV <br> LICENCE, for 1m paid in the hanaper, to John Nangle, baron of Navan, to enfeoff the following persons of 1 messuage and 80 acres of land in Robynesrathe and 1 messuage and 80 acres of land in Philpotestoun, co. Meath, which are held of Edmund, son and heir of Roger [Mortimer], late earl of March, a minor, viz.: Robert Savage; Roger Devenish, vicar of the church of Dovenayestoun; Audoenus Brode chaplain; John fitz Averey, parson of the church of Kentestoun; (Cal. ICR (chancery.tcd.ie))
Cal. ICR
1540-1
Phylpoteston
Jurors... Nich. Henshyn of
Ir. Mon. Poss.
1540-1
Phylpotyston
The tithes gran. In... and Maston…(Gerald Fytzgarrald)
Ir. Mon. Poss.
1598
Philpottstown (Js. Warren of Philpottstown)
(Gluais) Navan — Bishop of Meath, Baron of the Novan, Js. Dillon of Moymet, Rob. Rochfort of Kilbrid, Alex. Evers of Rathtain, Rd Bellew of Bellewestown, Jn. Waffer of Gainstown, Js. Warren of Philpottstown, Js. Hill of Allenstown, Jn. Eustace of Lescartan, Rd. Misset of the same, Geo. Cusake of Rathallrone, Chr. Netterville of Black Castle, Descript. Ir. 94
Descr. Ir.
1654
Phillpottstowne
Lawrence Dowdall of Athlumney Irish Papist and James Warren of Phillpottstowne Irish Papists ...
1654
Phyllpottstowne, Philpottstowne
CS V
1655-57
Phillpottstowne
DS
1666c
Phillpotstowne
Law Dowdall I:P
BSD (Mí)
1667
Phillpottstowne
Sir William Lemon, knt… Wm. His son and heir…Liscartan (part), 39a…Knockcomber,l 361 a…Balleriske, 517 a…Batterstowne 54a…in Cannonstowne, 109 a…in Phillpottstowne, 74 a…Shamblestowne and Gennstowne, 18o a…Arronan and Hollanstowne, 314 a…Rattaine-Wood, 369 a…bar. Navan, ASE 177
ASE
1685
Philpotstow.
Hib. Del.
1700
Phillpottstown
S[i]r Luke Dowdall ye Forfeiting P[er]son
Forf. Prop.
1813
Philpotstown
Longfield Maps MS 21 F. 15 / (037)
1836
Baile Phalabuid (Philpot a family)
OD:AL

Please note: Some of the documentation from the archives of the Placenames Branch is available here. It indicates the range of research contributions undertaken by the Branch on this placename over the years. It may not constitute a complete record, and evidence may not be sequenced on the basis of validity. It is on this basis that this material is made available to the public.

Archival and research material provided on this site may be used, subject to acknowledgement. Issues regarding republication or other permissions or copyright should be addressed to logainm@dcu.ie.

Open data

Application programming interface (API)

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
API key required to access data
More about the Logainm API

Linked Logainm

Formats: RDF | RDF N3 | RDF JSON | RDF XML

Operated by Digital Repository of Ireland
More about Linked Logainm