placenamesWarrenstown
Baile an Bhairínigh
Two maps catalogued in the Longfield collection preserve records of landholding within the Offaly barony.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Baile an Bhairínigh · Irish · main form · validated name
- Warrenstown · English · main form
Place & story
Surveying Corbertstown in 1785
Robert Lewis surveyed Corbertstown in Castlejordan parish, within Warrenstown barony, in October 1785. The National Library’s catalogue identifies the land as part of Sir Duke Gifford’s estate, let to John Clinch, and names John Brownrigg as the person requesting the survey. It records a scale of twenty perches to an inch and a table of tenants and holding acreages. Another map covers Rathcobican, Ballybrittan, Thomastown and Ballymacwilliam, likewise recording tenants and acreages; the catalogue dates it broadly between 1770 and 1840. [2] [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Warrenstown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Corbertstown survey, October1785: MS21 F39/(024) · National Library of Ireland; map by Robert Lewis
- Warrenstown holdings map, between1770and1840: MS21 F39/(025) · National Library of Ireland
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.