BROWSE
townland
Baile an Hóraigh Mór
genitive: Bhaile an Hóraigh Mór
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Horetown North
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
English great, big

Centrepoint

52.3247, -6.729latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1307
The Horystown
CJR Leathanach: 348
1549
Horton
F Alt: 360
1553
Horeton
F Alt: 1241
1558
Horetown
F Alt: 38
1565
Horeton
F Alt: 792
1565
Horeton
F Alt: 916
1565
Horetowne
F Alt: 746
1569
Hortowne
F Alt: 1442
1571
Horeton
F Alt: 1749
1574
Horttowe
2489 (1909.) Pardon to Matthew Furlonge fitz John, of Horttowe. co. Wexford, Laurence Furlonge fitz Phillippe, horseman. Edmund Furlonge fitz John, kern, James doffe Furlonge fitz Water. Nicholas Furlonge fitz James, Thomas Deveros fitz Clement, Nicholas Furlonge fitz Davye, William Deveros fitz (Clemente, Philip Furlonge fitz Patrick, Teig O Towell, and David M'Moroghe. —11 November, xvi. F 2489
F
1578
Horeton
F Alt: 3413
1602
Horetowne
F Alt: 6727
1615
Hoaretowne, Hoartowne
Inq. Lag. Alt: 8
1621
Horetowne
Inq. Lag. Alt: 30
1624
Horeton
CPR Leathanach: 571
1638
Horetowne al' Camrosse
Inq. Lag. Alt: 126
1654
Great Horetowne, Little Horetown
CS (LG) Leathanach: 87
1659
Horetowne, Little Horton
Cen. Leathanach: 543
1816
Horestown
Gill (Wexford)
1840
Great Horetown
Goff, J.:AL (LG)
1840
Horetown (p)
GJReturn:AL (LG)
1840
Horetown North
TAB:AL
1840
Horetown South
TAB:AL
1840
Little Horetown
Goff, J.:AL (LG)

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