Dústún/Dowdstown

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Dústún

genitive: Dhústúin

(Irish)

Dowdstown

(English)

Capitalise

Hierarchy

county

An Mhí/Meath

barony

An Scrín/Skreen

municipal district

Cill Dhéagláin/Ashbourne

civil parish

Dústún/Dowdstown

electoral division

Teamhair/Tara

Centrepoint

53.6068, -6.6369latitude, longitude

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Archival records

Historical references

1595	Dowiston (Robert Caddell, of ...) Conveyance whereby Robert Caddell, of Dowiston, in the county of Meath CPCR (Morrin II) 351	CPCR Calendar of the Patent and Close Rolls of Chancery in Ireland, vol. 1-3 Údar: J. Morrin , Áit foilsithe: Dublin
1598	Dowstown (gluais) <br> Scrine — Baron of Killeen, Sir Rob. Dillon, Wil. Nugent, Baron of Scrine ; Pat. Tankard of Castletown, Pat. Brimigham of Corballies ; *R. Caddell of Dowstown ; R. Dillon of Scrine ; Ed. Penteny of the Cabbragh ; Descript. Ir. 93	Descr. Ir. Hogan, Edmund. The Description of Ireland, and the State thereof as it is at this Present, in anno 1598. Dublin: M.H. Gill & Son, 1878. Bliain foilsithe: 1878, Údar: E. Hogan, Áit foilsithe: Dublin
1598	Doweston (Caddle of ...) Proteford of Protfordston Tynt of Blayne Loynes of Cuake Caddell of the Nall, Caddell of Harberdston Caddle of Doweston, Ivers of Ratoryn, Luttrell of Tancardston, Bedge of Frencheston, Beedsre of Harriston Whyte of Clongell, Rochforde of Kilbride Descr. Ir. 97	Descr. Ir. Hogan, Edmund. The Description of Ireland, and the State thereof as it is at this Present, in anno 1598. Dublin: M.H. Gill & Son, 1878. Bliain foilsithe: 1878, Údar: E. Hogan, Áit foilsithe: Dublin
1654	Dowstowne, Dowestowne Lawrence Dowdall of Athlomny & Wm. Baggott of Dublin Irish Papist. <br>	CS V Civil Survey V, Co. Meath (ed. Simington, 1940) Bliain: 1654
1655-7	Dowestowne	DS Down Survey (Barony Maps - Hiberniae Regnum, 1654, cóipeanna a rinne an tSuirbhéireacht Ordanáis ó na bunchóipeanna i bPáras, 1908) Bliain foilsithe: 1655-7
1700	Dowdstowne	Forf. Prop. 146 2011 A. Horner & R. Loeber, Landscape in transition: descriptions of forfeited properties in Counties Meath, Louth and Cavan in 1700. Anal. Hib., 42 (2011), pp 59-180 1700
1703	Downstowne als. Dowstowne als. Dowthstowne 60. The said ROBERT ROCHFORT esq., 14th June 1703…The town and lands of Downstowne alias Dowstowne alias Dowthstowne, 314 a…bar. Scryne…the estate of Sir Luke Dowdall, attainted. Forf. Est. 357	Forf. Est. 'Abstracts of the conveyances from the trustees of the Forfeited Estates and Interests in Ireland' Bliain: 1703
1836	Dowth, a family name	OD:AL Leathanach: Mí030,1 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	Downstown	Larkin (Mí):AL Leathanach: Mí030,1 Foinse in AL
1836	Dowthstown	GJRates (Old Docket): AL Leathanach: Mí030,1 GJ Rates (Old Docket) ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook
1836	Dowthstown	HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí030,1 High Commission Survey & Valuation Report 1824 Bliain: 1824
1836	Dowestown	HCER 1826:AL Leathanach: Mí030,1 House of Commons Education Report 1826 as AL Bliain: 1835
1836	Dowstowne	DS:AL Leathanach: Mí030,1 Down Survey (1656-1658), foinse in Ainmleabhar na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks
1836	Dowston	Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Mí030,1 Ionchoisní Shéamais I, foinse in AL / Inquisitions James I, source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1836	Doweston	Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Mí030,1 Inquisition de chuid aimsir Charles I in AL Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1836	Dowestowne	Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: Mí030,1 Ionchoisne de de chuid Seárlas II, foinse in AL
1836	Dústún dubh bheul an atha "A well in Dowdstown over the Boyne to the S. called Tobar na Mias."	pl:AL Leathanach: Mí030,1 Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1836	Dowdstown	dúch dearg:AL Leathanach: Mí030,1 Nóta i ndúch dearg in AL (Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook)

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