placenamesVicarstown (Cosby)
Baile an Bhiocáire (Cosby)
Vicarstown (Cosby) is a townland in Laois. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationVicarstown (Cosby)53.04601° N · 7.07704° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
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 Bhiocáire (Cosby) · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Vicarstown (Cosby) · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Laois
- Barony
- Stradbally
- Civil parish
- Moyanna
- Coordinates
- 53.04601, -7.07704
- Mapped area
- 3.17 km²
- Logainm ID
- 28269 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Vicarstown (Cosby). Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.