BROWSE
townland
Baile na Fána
genitive: Bhaile na Fána
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballynafauna
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

52.1334, -8.22512latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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Is ar an mbóthar a shíneann soir ó dheas tríd an mbf i dtreo an chrosaire mar a dtagann Boolabwee (I 61.9) agus Garrynoe (I 61.15) le chéile is dóichí atá an fhána a dtagraítear di san ainm. BAILE NA FÁNA; AL: OD.
Nóta
1601
Ballinifaine
F Leathanach: 6486
1601
Ballynifaine;
F Leathanach: 6486
1610
Ballinephanie
CPR Leathanach: 194-a
1639
Ballinefanye (AL: Car. 1)
Inq. Leathanach: IV 62
1655
Ballepannagh (sic)
DS
1659
Lower Ballinfana
Cen.
1659
Upper Ballinfana;
Cen.
1660c
Ballynefanes (The two -)
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 133
1667
Lower Ballynafane;
ASE Leathanach: 162a
1667
Upper Ballynafane
ASE Leathanach: 162-a
1669
Ballinerranes (sic) alias Ballynefanes
ASE Leathanach: 205-b
1683
B:pannagh (sic)
Hib. Del.
1733
Ballynafana
CGn. Leathanach: 77.34.52596
1811
Ballinafona (AL)
Bath Map
1828
Ballynafana
TAB Leathanach: 17
1840
Ballynafawna
HCR:AL
1840
Ballynafauna
BS:AL Leathanach: 1 7
1840
baile na fánadh
OC:AL
1840
Town of the declivity
OD:AL

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