BROWSE
townland
Baile na Cloiche
genitive: Bhaile na Cloiche
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Hurlstone
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
cloch, cloich
English stone, stone building

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53.8247, -6.57478latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1301
Thorledstone
Plea Roll 1301 (Lú) Leathanach: 54:45
1400c
Liaa Toll i Crích Rois
TBC (Y) Leathanach: 3315
1400c
Lia Toll i Crich Rois
TBC (C) Leathanach: 2419
1539
Horlestone
F Leathanach: 78
1540
Hurlestone
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 223
1540
Hurleston
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 224
1552
Hurleston
F Leathanach: 1134
1567
Hurlston
F Leathanach: 1194
1583-4
Hurlestone
F Leathanach: 4299
1619
Harleston, Hurleston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 11
1624
Harleston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 17
1628
Hurlestone
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 14
1635
Hurllston, Hurlstone
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 29
1655
Hurlestowne
DS
1658
Hurlestowne
Inq. LP Leathanach: 28
1660c
Hurlestowne
BSD Leathanach: 262
1685
Hurleston
Hib. Del.
1777
Hurlestone
TS
1836
Hurlestone
AL
1836
baile na cloiche
OK & OC:AL
1836
town of the stone
OD:AL
1836
urlustón (an t scriosta agus d os a chinn)
OK & OC:AL
1836
Hurlingstone
Inhabs.:AL
1836
Hurling Stone
Custom:AL
1836
Hurlestown
A part of Hurlestown townland in Ardee parish. A slab of greywacke stone set upright being 5ft 3in. high from the ground and 6 ft broad at the grouond and 6 in. thick having a hole in it near the centre of the stone 9 ins in diameter. The stone is said to have been used as one of the goals for the game of hurling and that there was a similar stone on the hill a mile to the south east. The stone was about 9 or 12 inches higher; a boy broke part from the top. (Tá léaráid den chloch san Ainmleabhar.)
AL
1836
Hurlestone
Hurlestone, a townland in this parish, is called by some baile na cloiche, but the general name is urluston. the town of the stone, of the stone structure.
LSO (Lú) Leathanach: 173

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