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townland
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Pighill
(English)
Hierarchy
county
barony
civil parish
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53.7026, -6.59556latitude, longitude
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Historical references
1630 |
Begleieshill, Begleisehill
Carrig [ ] ... Begleieshill & Crucestowne ... Carrick, Begleisehill, Crucestowne (Oliver, num Baro. de Lowthe). Inq.CI 64.
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1654 |
Piggshills
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1663 |
Pegleshill
Matthew Plunket Houses in Trim, & to Cruicetowne, Carrickdexter, Barrettstown, Roseboy & Pegleshill ... Garret Aylmer ... Rossboy, Pegleshill, Carrickdexter, Barrettstowne & Cruicetowne
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Lodge MSS NAI Lodge/13
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1666 |
Pegleshill
James Duke of York... Carrickdexter, Barrettstowne, Rosebov,
Pegleshill, and Crucetowne, 604 a…bar.
Slane, same co.—in Slane, one tenem… and 3 a., formerly belonging
to Robert Baggott—one tenem', orchard, and garden,
formerly belonging to Matt. May.—one pigeon house and 7a, formerly belonging to Garrett Jones… ASE 71-2
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1666c |
Piggshill
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1666 |
Pegleshill
James Duke of York... Carrickdexter, Barrettstowne, Rosebov,
Pegleshill, and Crucetowne, 604 a…bar.
Slane, same co.—in Slane, one tenem… and 3 a., formerly belonging
to Robert Baggott—one tenem', orchard, and garden,
formerly belonging to Matt. May.—one pigeon house and 7a, formerly belonging to Garrett Jones… ASE 71-2
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1685c |
Pighill
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1685 |
Pigshill
B. Slane C. Meath The Castle, Town, & Lands of Carrickdexter, alias Carrickdisart, with its parcel of Baristowne Crusetowne, & its parcels of Pigshill & Rossboy, a Water-mill, a Weare, a warren & several fishing weyres
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Lodge MSS NAI Lodge/8/707
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1723 |
Peggshill ows. Beggshill
(Ellis-Macartney) Carrickdexter ows. Carrigdexter ows. Carrickdesart, Crucetown ows. Crusetown ows Cruestown, Peggshill ows. Beggshill, Rossboy ows. Rushwee CGn. 788.144.532879
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1836 |
Pigghill
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BS:AL Leathanach: Mí107,6
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1836 |
Pighill
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Petty Eng. Map 1683:AL Leathanach: Mí107,6
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1836 |
Pighill
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Disney, Rev.:AL Leathanach: Mí107,6
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1836 |
Pighill
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O'Brien, Rev. J.:AL Leathanach: Mí107,6
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1836 |
Pighill
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OD:AL Leathanach: Mí107,6
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