BROWSE
townland
Baile an Laighléisigh
genitive: Bhaile an Laighléisigh
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Lawlesstown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town of An Laighléiseach
    An Laighléiseach — ón sloinne Laighléis (< Laghles na nAngla-Normannach)

  • English

    the town of An Laighléiseach
    An Laighléiseach — from the surname Laighléis (< Anglo-Norman Laghles)

Centrepoint

52.3769, -7.73035latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

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Nóta: 1 cf Uilliam Laigles (1316) Aconn. an Laighlesioch L Gen. DF 841
Nóta
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Nóta: Prop. In 1640, Richard Lawles of the Citty of Kilkenny CS I 288
Nóta
1260
villa Ade Lagheles
Pont. Hib. Leathanach: II.299
1508
Lawlestowne
COD Leathanach: III. 337
1514
Lawlestown
COD Leathanach: VI. 189
1521
Balymakrauthyn alias Lawleston
COD Leathanach: IV.71
1524
Lawlestowne
COD Leathanach: IV. 110
1543
? Lawlestown
COD Leathanach: IV. 255
1547-1553
Lawleeston
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: I. 62
1548
Lawleston
COD Leathanach: V. 203
1550
Lawleston
F Leathanach: 625
1570
Lawlestowne
COD Leathanach: V. 194
1571
Lawleston
COD Leathanach: IV.145
1576
Lawleston
COD Leathanach: V. 200
1583
Lawlestown
COD Leathanach: V. 77
1601
Lawleston
COD Leathanach: V. 5
1633
Lawleston
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: II. 140
1633
Lawlestowne
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: II. 90, 129, 150
1654
Great Lawlestowne
CS I Leathanach: 285, 286, 288¹, 290 srl.
1654
Great Lawlestowne alias Lawlestownemore
CS I Leathanach: 293
1654
Lawlestownbegg
CS I Leathanach: 288, 292
1654
Lawlestowne
CS I Leathanach: 298, 299
1654
Lawlestownebeg
CS I Leathanach: 285, 288, 290
1654
Lawlestownebegg
CS I Leathanach: 290, 291
1654
Lawlesstownebegg
CS II Leathanach: 405
1654
Lawlestownebeg
CS II Leathanach: 405
1657
Little Lawlestowne
DS
1659
Lawlestownemore
Cen. Leathanach: 314
1660
Great Lowlestowne, Little Lawlestowne
BSD (TÁ) Leathanach: 128
1666
Lawlesstownebegg
ASE Leathanach: 50 §48
1666-1667
Laldytownemore, Laldytowneboy
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 79
1685
Lawlistowne reg
Hib. Del.
1685
Lawlistownemore
Hib. Del.
1709
Lawlestownemore
CGn. Leathanach: 3.185.820
1759
Lawlesstown
CGn. Leathanach: 200.444.133826
1840
Lawlesstown Great
AL
1840
Lawlesstown Little
AL
1840
baile an lailéise
Glanta:AL
1840
baile an laighlésigh
(a idir -é- agus -s- an 3ú mír agus é scriosta) (D114)
OD:AL
1840
Baile an Laighléise, 'Lawless's town'
OD:AL
1952
Baile an Laighlésigh
PN Decies Leathanach: 277
1989
ˈlɑːləˌstoun
Áit.

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