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Baile na Mainistreach
genitive: Bhaile na Mainistreach
(Irish)
Abbeytown
(English)
Centrepoint
54.2134, -8.52997latitude, longitude
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1428 |
Cornelius Macsearaid principalis ... monasterii beate Marie de Asdara ordinsis S. A … 50 .abbas monasterii beate Marie de Easdara, ordinis S. Augustini ... dicti monasterii super annata perpetue vicarie parrochialis ecclie de Easdara …
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Ann. Tuam. Leathanach: 63
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1444 |
Roricus Macdonchyd, principalis ... beate Marie de Asdara aordinis Sancti Augustini ...
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Ann. Tuam. Leathanach: 78
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1484 |
Pro annata monasterii beate Marie de Asdara, ordinis Sancti Augustini ...
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Ann. Tuam. Leathanach: 96
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1585 |
abby of Balliassidarra, Termon Balliassidarra
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CBC Leathanach: 128
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1588 |
Templmore
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F Leathanach: 5256
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1605 |
Vicarage of the parish church of Balleassadara, commonly called Templemore … gathered in the town and fields called the Termon … Edward Crofton)
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CPR Leathanach: 70a
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1659 |
Aby Towne
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Cen. Leathanach: 600
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1669 |
Abytowne
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HMR Leathanach: 35
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1738 |
Termon
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CGn. Leathanach: 101.421.72105
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1741 |
Ballynamanister ... Abbytown ows. Tarman...
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CGn. Leathanach: 102.441.71691
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1819 |
Abbeytown
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1836 |
Abbeytown
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BS:AL Leathanach: (Sl007,3)
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1836 |
The property of Sir Henry Montgomery ... an old abbey in ruins & a grave yard in this townland, a silver mine in this townland. A civil engineer & some miners from England were brought there by Major O’Hara’s grandfather, they commenced working, but not having succeeded in the operation it was relinquished – Authority Denis Monaghan Abbeytown
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1836 |
Abbeytown
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1836 |
It is situated in the northern extremity of the parish of Ballisodare, barony of Liney
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