BROWSE
townland
Baile na Mainistreach
genitive: Bhaile na Mainistreach
(Irish)
Abbeytown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
English monastery

Centrepoint

54.2134, -8.52997latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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1428
Cornelius Macsearaid principalis ... monasterii beate Marie de Asdara ordinsis S. A … 50 .abbas monasterii beate Marie de Easdara, ordinis S. Augustini ... dicti monasterii super annata perpetue vicarie parrochialis ecclie de Easdara …
Ann. Tuam. Leathanach: 63
1444
Roricus Macdonchyd, principalis ... beate Marie de Asdara aordinis Sancti Augustini ...
Ann. Tuam. Leathanach: 78
1484
Pro annata monasterii beate Marie de Asdara, ordinis Sancti Augustini ...
Ann. Tuam. Leathanach: 96
1585
abby of Balliassidarra, Termon Balliassidarra
CBC Leathanach: 128
1588
Templmore
F Leathanach: 5256
1605
Vicarage of the parish church of Balleassadara, commonly called Templemore … gathered in the town and fields called the Termon … Edward Crofton)
CPR Leathanach: 70a
1659
Aby Towne
Cen. Leathanach: 600
1669
Abytowne
HMR Leathanach: 35
1738
Termon
CGn. Leathanach: 101.421.72105
1741
Ballynamanister ... Abbytown ows. Tarman...
CGn. Leathanach: 102.441.71691
1819
Abbeytown
Larkin (Sl)
1836
Abbeytown
BS:AL Leathanach: (Sl007,3)
1836
The property of Sir Henry Montgomery ... an old abbey in ruins & a grave yard in this townland, a silver mine in this townland. A civil engineer & some miners from England were brought there by Major O’Hara’s grandfather, they commenced working, but not having succeeded in the operation it was relinquished – Authority Denis Monaghan Abbeytown
Desc. Rem.:AL
1836
Abbeytown
Hay, J. :AL (Sl)
1836
It is situated in the northern extremity of the parish of Ballisodare, barony of Liney
Situation:AL

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