Hierarchy
county
barony
civil parish
townland
townland
Forrest Great
(English)
Hierarchy
county
barony
civil parish
Centrepoint
53.4416, -6.26019latitude, longitude
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Historical references
1256 -71 |
Werhewel (in the manor of Swords)
|
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 143
|
1256-66 |
Werue
|
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 119
|
1326 |
Werue
|
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 176
|
1489 |
Little Farow
|
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 251
|
1529 -34 |
Werwe
|
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 295
|
1530c |
the moch and litle farowe
|
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 179
|
1534 |
the English Werue
|
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 178
|
1534 |
Werue
|
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 284
|
1534c |
Werne (n.)
|
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 178
|
1534c |
English Wherue and th'irisch(I have read evidences both of E. W..... which is supposed to be 'the moch and litle farowe'
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Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 179
|
1547 |
Moche Fforrowe
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HSP Leathanach: 79
|
1655 |
Litle fforest
|
CS VII Leathanach: 112
|
1655 |
The great fforest
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CS VII Leathanach: 113
|
1659 |
Furrowes
|
Cen. Leathanach: 383
|
1664 |
Great fforest
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HMR (BÁC) Leathanach: 418
|
1664 |
Litle fforest
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HMR (BÁC) Leathanach: 418
|
1670c |
Little Forrest
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BSD (BÁC) Leathanach: 7
|
1670c |
The Great Forrest
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BSD (BÁC) Leathanach: 7
|
1670c |
Great fforrest
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BSD (BÁC) Leathanach: 90
|
1670c |
Little fforrest
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BSD (BÁC) Leathanach: 90
|
1685 |
Forest or Brabston
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1760 |
Forrest House,
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1760 |
Forrest Town,
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|
1760 |
Little Forrest
|
|
1760 |
West Forrest,
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1821 |
The Forrest
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1836 |
Great Forrest
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1836 |
Great Forrest
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