BROWSE
Baile an Mharascalaigh
genitive: Bhaile an Mharascalaigh
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Marshalstown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

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52.2608, -8.37359latitude, longitude
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Iarracht is ea Balywarscally (Ir.Mon.Poss. 345) ar fhuaim na foirme gaelaithe den sloinne Angla-Normannach Marshall (SGG 429; Brit.Sur. 215) a léiriú. Ní mór ceann a thógaint de conas mar a gaelaíodh luathfhoirmeacha an Bhéarla san ainm seo, (ar chuma Newtown (N 85.39) agus Ballyellis (N 240.1)), feiniméan a dtarraingíonn Liam Price aird air thíos agus é den dtuairim gur toradh é aistriúchán mar é seo (:Maryscallytyn ® Balywarscally) ar théarnamh na nGael de réir mar a mhaolaigh ar fhorlámhas na Sean-Ghall (thart faoin gceathrú haois déag), dála na samplaí comhthreomhara seo uaidh: Ballyragget in Co. Kilkenny was Raggedeston in 1324 named after the owner Roger Raggede: Ballyvaldon in Co. Wexford was Baldewynyston in 1307 ... If this suggestion is correct, that “town” was changed into baile in the names of a lot of places taken from English settlers at the time of the Irish recovery, then it can be understood that the new Irish occupiers would be likely to copy this way of naming their
Nóta
1302
Marshalstown (recte Vill of Marshall, Pap.Tax. xvi)
Pap. Tax. Leathanach: 277
1493
Maryscallyctyn (sic)
CPL Leathanach: 46.73, Imleabhar: XVI
1541
Ballymarscally
F Leathanach: 530
1541
Balywarscally
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 345
1576
Balliwariscallie
F Leathanach: 2938
1578
Marshalls Towne
F Leathanach: 3257
1588
Ballymariscall alias Marshallstowne
F Leathanach: 5291
1591
ville Mariscalli
Vis. Bk. Leathanach: 141v
1601
Marshallstown
F Leathanach: 6486
1603
Ballivarriscallie
CPR Leathanach: 14-a
1605
Ballimariscall orse Marshalston
CPR Leathanach: 53-b
1605
Ballywarskally
CPR Leathanach: 79-b
1608
Marshalestowne
Inq. Leathanach: I 122
1615
Marshallstowne
RVis. (CCR) Leathanach: 198
1618
Marshallstown als Ballymariscall
Inq. Leathanach: I 301
1618
Ballymariscall orse Marshallstowne
CPR Leathanach: 363-a
1624
Ballymariscall alias Marshallston
CPR Leathanach: 574-b
1634
ville Marisculley
Vis. Reg. Leathanach: 389
1643
Martialstowne (AL)
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: IV 564r
1655
Marshallstown
DS
1660c.
Marshallstowne
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 137
1720
villae Mareschall
Crow's Vis. Leathanach: 69
1731
Marshalstown
State Pop. Leathanach: 119
1750
Marshalstown
Smith Map Co Leathanach: I 352
1750
Marshal’s-town
Smith Map Co Leathanach: II 262
1753
Marshalstown orse Ballinmarshall orse Ballinmarrishalla
CGn. Leathanach: 157.562.106581
1811
Marshallstown (AL)
Bath Map
1812
Marshalls-town (S.)
Post. Towns Leathanach: II 103
1830
idir ... agus Bhaile Mhariscal
Cártaí Móra Leathanach: 48 [74]
1831
Marshalstown
TAB Leathanach: 5
1837
Marshalstown
Top. Dict.:AL Leathanach: II 345
1840
Marshalstown Parish
BS:AL Leathanach: 1
1840
baile an Mhairséalaigh ‘Marshall’s town’ (a family)
OD:AL

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