BROWSE
townland
An Baile Nua
genitive: an Bhaile Nua
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Newtown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
English new

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.1036, -9.1668latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1604
Newtowne of Burren
Inchiquin Leathanach: 959
1610
Newton
Tuesday market
CPR Leathanach: 175b
1659
Newtowne
Cen. Leathanach: 185
1660c
Newtowne
BSD (Cl) Leathanach: 477
1677
Newtowne
ASE Leathanach: 256
1685
Newtowne
Hib. Del.
1787
Newtowne C.
Pelham (Cl)
1808
Newtown
"a round castle on a square base"
Stat. Surv. (Cl) Leathanach: 309
1839
Newtown
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: Cl023,27
1839
Newtown
BS:AL Leathanach: Cl023,27
1839
Newtowne
Pelham:AL Leathanach: Cl023,27
1839
Newtown
Co. Bk.:AL Leathanach: Cl023,27
1839
Newtown
OD:AL Leathanach: Cl023,27
1839
Baile nua a m-bairinn, 'i.e. Newtown Burren'
OD:AL Leathanach: Cl023,27
1839
[Newtown]
"About the centre stands Newtown House & Castle. There are five forts in the townland - one near the N. east boundary named Caherwaraga. Towards the N. part of townland is a portion of land liable to be flooded" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Cl023,27
1839
Baile Nua a m-Bairinn
"Duald Mc Firbis, Pedig. of Earl of Thomond" [dúch];
McFirbis, D.:AL Leathanach: Cl023,27

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