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

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

52.3683, -7.60166latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

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Baile an Phóir
PN Decies Leathanach: 269
c.1408
Priorstown
COD Leathanach: IV. 177
1539-1540
Prioreston
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: I. 24, 26
1541
Priors Towne
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 343
1571
Priorston
F Leathanach: 1846
1572
Prioriston
F Leathanach: 2078
1576
Priorstone
F Leathanach: 2938
1603
Prierstoune
F Leathanach: 6765
1604
Priourstowne
COD Leathanach: V. 100
1654
Pryorstowne
CS I Leathanach: 283, 273, 276, 284
1654
Priorstowne
CS II Leathanach: 404
1657
Priorstowne
DS
1659
Pryorstowne
Cen. Leathanach: 310
c.1660
Prierstowne
BSD (TÁ) Leathanach: 125
1666-1667
Prisstowne
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 80
1685
Priorstown
Hib. Del.
1840
Priorstown
AL
1840
baile an phriora
OC:AL
1989
ˈprəirzˌtoun
Áit.

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