BROWSE
townland
An Chloch Dhubh
genitive: na Cloiche Duibhe
(Irish)
Blackstone
(English)

Glossary

cloch, cloich
English stone, stone building
dubh, dú-, duí-
English black

Centrepoint

52.217, -6.64363latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1654
the Black stone and soe to the water of Mablen Haven
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 144
1775
part of Ballymager called the Black stone
Loftus Papers Leathanach: 50
1778
Lands of Ballymager comm. called Blackstone (King-Harvey)
CGn. Imleabhar: 329, Leathanach: 71, Uimhir: 218878
1808–13
Blackstone (Mr. King)
Loftus Papers Leathanach: 55
1830c
Blackstone
TAB Leathanach: 7
1840
Blackstone
Bar. Cons.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 9
1840
Blackstone
BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 9
1840
Blackstone
Cullen, Rev. P.:AL (LG) (Cill Laig)
1840
Blackstone
GJReturn:AL (LG) Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 9
1840
Blackstone
Hamilton Loftus Bart:AL (LG) Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 9
1840
Blackstone
Hickey, Rev.:AL (LG) (Cill Laig)
1840
Blackstone
Kennedy, J.:AL (LG) (Cill Laig)
1840
Blackstone
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 9
1840
Blackstone[Private Map 1833]
Map of Estate:AL (LG) Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 9

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