Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Settlement deserted - medieval
Aughans, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aughans
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LA001-005----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Unlocated village within the townland of Aughans mentioned in the OS Letters by John O'Donovan (1933, vol. 2, p. 42). O'Doyne manuscript dated 9th May 1608, mentions '20 acres of arable land and five acres of pasture in the hamlets and fields of Achanine' (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, p. 42).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
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