BROWSE
townland
Cnoc na nDriseog
genitive: Chnoc na nDriseog
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Briarhill
(English)

Glossary

English hill

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.8181, -6.3211latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1339
Smethtoun
Dowd. D Leathanach: 128
1340
Smethetoun (R.Smeth of)
Dowd. D Leathanach: 132
1354
Smethtoun
Dowd. D Leathanach: 207
1371
Smethtoun
Dowd. D Leathanach: 246
1407
Smethtoun
Dowd. D Leathanach: 369
1416
Smethtoun
Dowd. D Leathanach: 394
1431
Smethetoun
Dowd. D Leathanach: 424
1502
Smethton
Dowd. D Leathanach: 510
1515
Smetoune
Dowd. D Leathanach: 518
1557
Smeton
Dowd. D Leathanach: 567
1557
lytyll Smetone
Dowd. D Leathanach: 567
1570
Both Smetons
Dowd. D Leathanach: 577
1577
great Smeaton
Dowd. D Leathanach: 578
1577
Little Smeton
Dowd. D Leathanach: 578
1590c
great Smeton
Dowd. D Leathanach: 586
1590c
Little Smeton
Dowd. D Leathanach: 586
1601
Smetowne
Dowd. D Leathanach: 604
1615
Smytowne
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 7
1626
Smyton
Dowd. D Leathanach: 647
1628
Smithton ... both the Smithstowns
Dowd. D Leathanach: 650
1655
Smithstowne
DS
1660c
Smithestowne alias Singstowne
BSD Leathanach: 219
1660c
Smithstowne
BSD Leathanach: 220
1664
Smithstowne
HMR (Lú) Leathanach: 6:182
1685
Smithton
Hib. Del.
1836
Briar-hill
AL
1836
cnoc na ndriseag
OK & OC:AL
1836
cnoc na ndriosóg, Hill of the brambles
OK & OC:AL

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