That sounds right to me Brian. I would also suggest that the Mote refers to an old Norman motte and bailey at a crossroads 1.2km outside Rathvilly en route to Lisnavagh / Hacketstown. It's sometimes called Knockroe and its very easy to miss: http://www.megalithicireland.com/Knockroe%20Motte,%20Rathvilly,%20Carlow.html On 16 Sep 2013, at 03:05, Brian Walsh wrote: > I went to Failte Romhat website and looked up the Rathvilly townlands in Griffiths. I would guess they would be Lisnevagh and Knockevagh for the LVa and KVa. Don't know about Mote, unless it was an abbreviation for a Mount... > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Michael Brennan <mb006r9209@blueyonder.co.uk> > To: irl-carlow@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2013 12:24 PM > Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] Place names? > > > I need someone's help in identifying some initials / names which appear in > the Rathvilly Baptism records. > > In the RC Parish of Rathvilly Baptism Records > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/Baptism_Rathvilly_02.htm there are > a number of entries where the residence has been put down as 'Mote of K~Va,' > another 'K~Va' and another one is 'L~Va'. I have also found a place by the > name of Mote; I cant fine this name listed on any of my maps. > > Can someone through any light on these initials or Mote please? > > Regards > Michael Brennan > County Carlow Website: http://goo.gl/67Vce > My Laois Page: http://goo.gl/Bn5KE > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message