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

Centrepoint

52.6767, -6.22878latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1617
The towns and lands of Killdermott-Ballymakeys, with its hamlets... the whole mountain or rock of Torchill, ...The premises are created the manor of Chichester (Edw. Fisher)
CPR Leathanach: 218b
1618
Manor of Fisherstowne
CPR Leathanach: 358b
1654
the Demeanes of Prospect
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 36
1659 c
Prospect
Cen. Leathanach: 550
1660
The Demeanes of Prospect (edw. Chichester)
BSD (LG)
1711
Prospect als. Fisher’s Prospect
CGn. Imleabhar: 72, Leathanach: 334, Uimhir: 50955
1721
Prospect
CGn. Imleabhar: 48, Leathanach: 402, Uimhir: 32015
1764
Prospect ?? (Geo. Braddell) nó i Scarawalsh.
Vigors Papers
1830c
Prospect
TAB Leathanach: 12
1840
Prospect
Map
BS:AL
1840
Prospect ‘this name is nearly synonymous with Teamhair or Tara’
OD:AL

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