BROWSE
townland
Oileán an Easpaig
genitive: Oileán an Easpaig
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Bishop's Island
(English)

Glossary

English island

Centrepoint

52.0099, -8.3629latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1621
Bishop Ilead
CPR Leathanach: 531
1639
Bishops Island
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: vi, 98
1655
Bishops Island
DS (P)
1655
Bishops Iland
DS
1659
Byshopps Island
Cen. Leathanach: 238
1660c
Bishops Island
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 32
1685
Bishop Island
Hib. Del.
1841-2
Bishops Island
BS:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
1841-2
Bishops Island
Champion, Rev. R. G. :AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
1841-2
Bishop’s Island
Co. Treas. List:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
1841-2
Ballinaspuigmore (?)
Dep.:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
1841-2
Bishop’s Island
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
1841-2
Bishops Island, or Illananeasbpig
Heaphy, C. :AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
1841-2
Bishops Iland
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
1841-2
Bishop’s Island
OD:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
1841-2
Bishops Island, or Illanaspig
MacNamara, M. :AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
1841-2
Bishop’s Island
McCarthy, Rev. E.:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
1841-2
Bishops Island
TAB Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
1841-2y
Oileán an easboig, ‘i.e. island of the bishop’
OD:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,10
1917
Caisleán an Easpoig - "The Bishop's Castle"
... I distinctly got Caisleán from the only local speaker of Irish ... who had ever heard an Irish form.
PRIA 34 C 1 Leathanach: 8-9

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