BROWSE
townland
An Bheannaigh
genitive: na Beannaí
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Bannagh
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the place of peaks; the place from which peaks can be seen
    beannaigh -- petrified form of the locative or dative case of beannach, an adjective acting as a noun

  • Gaeilge

    the place of peaks; the place from which peaks can be seen
    beannaigh -- foirm chalctha den logthuiseal nó den tuiseal tabharthach de beannach, aidiacht a bhfuil feidhm ainmfhocail aici anseo

Centrepoint

52.157, -8.83981latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1642
Bany
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: II, 198
1642
Bany
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: IV 246
1655
Bany
DS
1660c.
Bany
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 175
1667
Bany
ASE Leathanach: 128-a
1683
Banny
Hib. Del.
1717
Bany
CGn. Leathanach: 19.17.9357
1811
Baana
Bath
1812
Banagh
Leet Leathanach: 1, 86
1834
Bana
TAB Leathanach: 24
1840
Bannagh
BS:AL
1840x
beannach
EC:AL
1840y
hilly, Benny, peaky, or abounding in conical hills, or rocks
OD:AL
1840
Bannagh
Power’s Trace,1702:AL

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