BROWSE
townland
Baile na Banaltran Mór
genitive: Bhaile na Banaltran Mór
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Nursetown More
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
English great, big

Centrepoint

52.0794, -8.70049latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1733
Ballinabanartla
CGn. Leathanach: 74.470.52096
1736
Ballinabanirienmore
(s.n. Samuel Baker)
O'Kief Leathanach: XI 1722
1741
Ballinabanirten
CN Leathanach: M2621(11)
1777
Ballynabanartla
CEP Leathanach: XXII 33.4.3
1783
Ballynabanlarton
CGn. Leathanach: 347.567.235249
1783
Ballina-bonirlybeg
(s.n. Margaret Hogan)
O'Kief Leathanach: XI 1734
1791
Ballinabonartla
CGn. Leathanach: 443.489.286963
1797
Ballinabanartlan
CGn. Leathanach: 509.315.332082
1797
Ballinabanartla
CGn. Leathanach: 509.317.332082
1811
Nursestown
Bath
1819
Ballybanartla
CGn. Leathanach: 742.83.505219
1823
Nurstown More
TAB Leathanach: 59
1825
Ballinabonarthla
CGn. Leathanach: 803.180.541915
1839
Nursetown Beg, -More
BS:AL
1839
baile na banaltra
EC:AL
1911
The ancient name of this townland is Ballibonartle, the town of the nurse, and the place is better known among the people by this name.
Hist. Top. Notes Leathanach: II 50

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