BROWSE
townland
Baile an Lábáin
genitive: Bhaile an Lábáin
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Labanstown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.8217, -6.278latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1301
Balybyn
Plea Roll 1301 (Lú) Leathanach: 54:157
1407
Ballaban
Dowd. D Leathanach: 369
1620
Labanstone
Dowd. D Leathanach: 639
1625
Labanston
Dowd. D Leathanach: 645
1626
Labanston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 7
1655
Labinstowne
DS
1656c
Labanstowne
Dowd. D Leathanach: 693
1658
?Laicecenestowne
Inq. LP Leathanach: 24
1660c
Labinstowne
BSD Leathanach: 213
1669
Labanstowne
ASE Leathanach: 210
1685
Lambinston
Hib. Del.
1777
Labanstown
TS
1836
Labanstown
AL
1836
baile labain, yellow clay, dirt
OK & OC:AL
1836
baile 'n lábáin
OK & OC:AL
1836
town of the mire
OD:AL

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