BROWSE
townland
Baile Shamsóin
genitive: Bhaile Shamsóin
(Irish)
Ballysampson
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

52.2332, -6.41598latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1324
There are several tenants at Ballyregan and Ballysampson, as well English as Irish
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 67
1332
Balysampson
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 69
1540–1
Ballysampson
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 180
1545
Ballysampson (Dion. Piers)
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 77
1545
high Cross of Ballysampson
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 77
1553
Ballyhanson (Walt. Codde)
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 80
1654
Ballysamson
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 304
1659
Ballysamson
Cen. Leathanach: 538
1666
Ballysampson (Edm. Highgate)
ASE Leathanach: 122
1668
Ballyshamson (Thom. Millar)
ASE Leathanach: 151
1680c
Ballisampson (A chapel dedicated to [St. Catherine] at B.
Descr. Forth Leathanach: 68
1685
Ball Samson
Hib. Del.
1690c
Ballysampson (Edm. Higate)
Quit Rent (LG) Leathanach: 30a
1690c
Ballysampson (Tho. Millar)
Quit Rent (LG) Leathanach: 31a
1757
Ballysampson (Nunn-Maddock)
CGn. Imleabhar: 196, Leathanach: 16, Uimhir: 128003
1830c
Ballysampson
Tacumshan II
TAB Leathanach: 5
1840
Baile Shamson, 'Sampson's town'
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 8
1840
Ballysampson
BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 8
1840
Ballysampson
CM:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 8
1840
Ballysampson
DS Map:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 8
1840
Ballysampson
Elrington, C. R., Rev.:AL (LG)
1840
Ballysampson
Gill Map:AL (LG) Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 8
1840
Ballysampson
GJP:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 8
1840
Ballysampson
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 8
1840
Ballysampson
Tanner:AL (LG) Teach Coimseáin
1840
Ballysampson
Underwood:AL (LG) Teach Coimseáin
1840
Ballysamson
DS Ref.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 8
1840
Sampson's hill
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 8

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