BROWSE
townland
Áth Dúin
genitive: Áth Dúin
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Athdown
(English)

Glossary

English ford
dún, dúnaibh
English fort

Centrepoint

53.1716, -6.39925latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1530
Stranemoke near Downisfford
Alen's Reg.
1530
Downysforde
Alen's Reg.
1654
Aghdoone
CS X
1655-7
Addoone
DS
1685c
Addowne
Hib. Del.
1685
Advone
CG
1718
Adoon
CGn.
1721
Adoon
CGn.
1752
Adone
Noble & Keenan Co. Map
1760
Addown
Nevill 1760
1820
Athdown brook
GJR 1819-21 (CM)
1831
Audoone
CGn.
1833
Adown
TAB
1839
Addown
Allen Nevill Map:AL (CM) Leathanach: AL_Kilbride(Talbotstown Lower),1,66
1839
Adown
BS:AL Leathanach: AL_Kilbride(Talbotstown Lower),1,66
1839
Addoone
DS Map:AL Leathanach: AL_Kilbride(Talbotstown Lower),1,66
1839
Adoone
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: AL_Kilbride(Talbotstown Lower),1,66
1839
Athdown
Merrey, W.:AL Leathanach (AL): AL_Kilbride(Talbotstown Lower),1,66
1839
Athdown
Mooney, J.:AL Leathanach (AL): AL_Kilbride(Talbotstown Lower),1,66
1839
Athdown
Moore, Rev. O.W.:AL Leathanach (AL): AL_Kilbride(Talbotstown Lower),1,66
1839
Athdown
"a fort" [pl scriosta]; "a moat" [pl];
OD:AL Leathanach: AL_Kilbride(Talbotstown Lower),1,66
1839
Ath dúin:, 'ford of the dun or fort'
OD:AL Leathanach: AL_Kilbride(Talbotstown Lower),1,66
1839
Adown
Rec. Name:AL Leathanach: AL_Kilbride(Talbotstown Lower),1,66
1839
Adown
TAB:AL Leathanach: AL_Kilbride(Talbotstown Lower),1,66
1844
Andoone ... Athdowne
CGn.

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