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Offline iplittle

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Dunslaughter location or typo?
« on: Tuesday 27 July 10 23:12 BST (UK) »
I am currently looking at a particular birth record on the LDS/Familysearch.org archive and the individuals birthplace around 1870s is listed as Dunslaughter, Co Meath.
Is this an old placename which actually existed or , if not, is this most likely a transcription error for
Dunshaughlin ? Are there any other locations within the County of Meath that this typo (or otherwise) could possibly refer to ?

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Re: Dunslaughter location or typo?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 28 July 10 08:22 BST (UK) »
I presume that detail is from an extracted birth record?

I'd say Dunshaughlin, but probably the best way to find out is to search for the same birth on the civil BMD index and check the towns/townlands in the registration district (same as the Poor Law Union/PLU) mentioned using the townland database at .http://www.thecore.com/seanruad..  or order the cert to find out the full details.




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