BROWSE
townland
Baile na Cúirte
genitive: Bhaile na Cúirte
(Irish)
Courtown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

52.6542, -6.23271latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1278
Curtun
Kn. Fees Leathanach: 164
1280/1
Curtun
Kn. Fees Leathanach: 152
1299
de Curton'
Of farm ... by Henry le Mounere. iv 307
CDI
1316
Courton
"Arnald le Poer ... Courton and Glascarn among the Irish near Torghel which have been unprofitable for the past twelve years as they are inhabited by Irish felons"
Analecta Hib. Imleabhar: 34, Leathanach: 54
1448
Bayllenacurte (the rectory of)
CPL x 397-402
CPL
1488
Curtoun
xiv 732
CPL
1541-42
Ballinecourt
i 81
CPCR
1551
Kiltenyll alias Ballycourte (Donald M’Morghoo)
F Alt: 863
1618
Ballynecourte (Edw. Fisher)
CPR Leathanach: 358
1654
Courtowne
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 35
1660
Courtowne (edw. Chichester)
BSD (LG)
1758
Courtown
Loftus Papers Leathanach: 47
1785
Courtown
Vallancey Map
1840
Courtown
Map
BS:AL
1840
Courtown
OD:AL

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