BROWSE
townland
Hawkswood
genitive: Hawkswood
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Hawkswood
(English)

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54.1948, -7.71019latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1652
Cloonkiow
Comm. Surv.
1700c
Clunekeen
Carvaghs
1726
Hawswood
sic
CGn.
1738
ye Hawkes-wood
CGn.
1761
Hawkswood
Freeholders (Ca)
1784
Hawkwood . . . Hawkeswood
CGn.
1790
Clainekine alias Kinkee alias Hawkswood alias Swanlinbar
CGn.
1811
the town of Swanlingbar & hawkswood
CGn.
1821
Clinceeff or Hawkswood
Daonáireamh
1836
Hawkswood
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca042,82
1836
[Hawkswood]
"In this townland is situated the town of Swanlinbar...This small town was in great repute about the year 1800 owing to the healing virtues of its spa water. But this has long ceased to please the public taste, and the town is at present little better than a country village" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ca042,82

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