BROWSE
townland
Horistown
(English)

Centrepoint

53.7469, -6.62715latitude, longitude
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Historical references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
Crown Surv.
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
ASE
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
ASE
1836
Hoaristown
BS:AL Leathanach: Mí096,7
1836
Horestown
O'Brien, Rev.:AL Leathanach: Mí096,7
1836
Harristown
HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí096,7
1836
Baile Hora
OC:AL Leathanach: Mí096,7
1836
Hore's town
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí096,7
1836
Baile hóra, Horistown
pl:AL Leathanach: Mí096,7
1836
Horistown
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí096,7

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