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Bawn

Longford Demesne, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bawn, Longford Demesne, County Sligo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Longford Demesne
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
54.21531, -8.66739
SMR number
SL019-092003-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated in level pasture in the demense lands of Longford House (SL019-092001-). Not marked on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. O'Rorke (1890, 116-8) recorded that Longford was one of the chief seats of the O'Dowd's and that the Genealogical Ms. of Duald MacFirbis chronicled that the English erected 'all the bawn of Longford, except Leaba an eich bhuidhe' i.e. the bed of the yellow steed. No upstanding remains of the bawn were identified.

Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan

Date of upload: 19 January 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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