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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the town(land) of An Hórach
An Hórach – leagan Gaeilge den tsloinne Angla-Normannach le Hore atá fianaithe go maith i measc na nAngla-Normannach luath in Éirinn.1313 ‘John le Hore’ (Rathbran, Meath) Justiciary Rolls
Faoi choinne tuilleadh eolais maidir leis an tsloinne seo i logainmneacha féach Ainmneacha na mBailte Fearainn, Co. Loch Garman, imleabhar ii, le Conchubhar Ó Crualaoich ⁊ Aindí Mac Giolla Chomhghaill. - English
the town(land) of An Hórach
An Hórach – an Irish form of the Anglo-Norman surname le Hore which is well attested among the early Anglo-Normans in Ireland.1313 ‘John le Hore’ (Rathbran, Meath) Justiciary Rolls
For further information on this surname in placenames see Ainmneacha na mBailte Fearainn, Co. Wexford, volume ii, by Conchubhar Ó Crualaoich & Aindí Mac Giolla Chomhghaill.
Centrepoint
Historical references
| 1540c |
Horeston
Villate de Dromenston et Horeston <br>
… infra parochiam predictam [Rathkenny] … ad Patricium Huse militem baronem de Galtre[m] Crown Survey 41
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| 1578 |
Horiston
Alexander Flemynge fitz John. of Horiston, Rob. Feghkins, of Ballytrasten. Walter Wailsh. of Moyglare co. Meath
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F 3434
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| 1654 |
Horestowne, Horeistowne
Hugh Hussey
of Galtrim aforesd.
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| 1655-7 |
Hoarestown
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| 1666c |
Hoarestowne
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| 1668 |
Hoarestowne?
3 & 4. ARTHUR SQUIBB and THOS. LONG esqrs—
Ballshaw (part), 144a…Damalstowne als. Danielstowne (part), 175a…
to Squibb—
part of Damalstowne, 95a…bar. Morgallion, co. Meath—Hoarestowne, 20 a—Rent for
Damalstowne and Hoarestowne, 24 6s. 10] tf. ; bar. Navan,
Slane, Morgallion, or one of them
ASE 183
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| 1680 |
Horestowne
Arthur Earl of Anglesey [Arthur Annesley]
Symonstowne, 262 a…Horestowne, 243a…Antillstowne, 121 a…Cohillstowne, 200 a. 2 r. prof. 47 a…Dryningestowne
or Drumingstowne, 190 a…Chamberstowne, 190 a... Kingait or Kingheit, 69 a…— Corballis or Corbally, 51 a…Dunderke,
63a…Mollagha, 529 a... bar. Navan,
ASE 81
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| 1741 |
Cloughled als Horestown
Gustavus Lord Viscount Boyne ... Nathaniel Clements ... Manor Castle Town and Lands of Stackallen alias Stacallan Stacallan als Stacallen ... Estate of the late King James the Second Cansestown Hardmanstown Plowland with the water mill called the mill of Stackallen standing ... Shalvinstown als Slavinstown part of Hilltown Tankardstown Beathsland part of Rathlangstown als Rawlingstown Rathbrand Le Temple als Rathbrand Church Brownstown part of Hopkinstown Cloughled als Horestown Lisneboy als Lissboy part of one of the Fifteen Polls of Ballybreechy Killblaine als Killneere als Killgrin Aghreah Cors[]ople Corrgreah which four last mentd, parcells are commonly called by the name of the Four Polls of Tivercher part of Curbogge part of the Turfbogge Wilkinstown ... Mullagha ... in the Baronys of Slane Navan Kells and Morgallion ...
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CGn. 103.479.72261
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| 1836 |
Hoaristown
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BS:AL Leathanach: Mí096,7
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| 1836 |
Horestown
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O'Brien, Rev.:AL Leathanach: Mí096,7
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| 1836 |
Harristown
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HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí096,7
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| 1836 |
Baile Hora
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OC:AL Leathanach: Mí096,7
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| 1836 |
Hore's town
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OD:AL Leathanach: Mí096,7
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| 1836 |
Baile hóra, Horistown
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pl:AL Leathanach: Mí096,7
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| 1836 |
Horistown
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OD:AL Leathanach: Mí096,7
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