Hierarchy
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townland
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Battstown
(English)
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civil parish
Explanatory note
Centrepoint
53.5914, -7.16958latitude, longitude
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Historical references
| 1638 |
Wattston als. Battston (Oliver Pluncket)
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Inq. Leathanach: 138 (CI)
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| 1655-7 |
Batstowne
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| 1660c |
Balstowne [leg. Batstowne?]
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BSD Leathanach: 76
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| 1668 |
Batstowne
p. Moygoish
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ASE Leathanach: 170
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| 1685c |
Batstowne
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| 1720 |
Battstown
Ogle - Stothard
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CGn. Leathanach: 28.171.17081
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| 1793 |
Land of Battstown commonly called the Commons
Hughes
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CGn. Leathanach: 466.263.295357
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| 1836 |
Battstown
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| 1836 |
Battstown
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| 1836 |
Batstown
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| 1836 |
Battstown
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| 1836 |
Batstowne
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| 1836 |
Battstowne
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| 1836 |
Wattston al' Battston
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| 1836 |
Baile Bhata
"stick-town- a legend told about this" (Bháta, Big tree planted by a saint pl ??)
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| 1836 |
Battstown
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| 1836 |
[Battstown]
"At the N.E. Boundary is a Pool or Small Lough of Water. There are some plantations of Fir in the Southern Position of this Townland".
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