BROWSE
townland
Baile Uí Fhuaruisce
genitive: Bhaile Uí Fhuaruisce
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballyhoorisky
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
Ó, Uí

Centrepoint

55.2508, -7.75043latitude, longitude
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Properties

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Archival records

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Historical references

1608
Two Ballyoreyskies
Survey Ulst. Leathanach: 174
1654
(gleab of) Bellihureskie
CS III Leathanach: 132, 134
1654
Bellihureskie (alias) Rannaghduy
CS III Leathanach: 131
1654
Bellihureskie als Cowlknocke
CS III Leathanach: 134
1654
Bellihuresky als Rannaghduy
CS III Leathanach: 131
1654
Bellihuruskie called Cowlknock
CS III Leathanach: 124
1655
Ballyhureskey, one qr. called Ranaghdin
DS (P)
1655
Ballyhuresky; Ballyhuresky alias Cooleknock; Ballyheskery
DS (P)
1659
Bellirusky
Cen. Leathanach: 58
1660
Ballyhuresky als Cooleknock, Ballyhuresky qr. called Kanaghdin
BSD (DG) Leathanach: 105
1776
Ballioruskea
Mackenzie
1801
B. horisky
McCrea DG
1835
Ballyhoorisky
BS:AL
1835
Ballyforiscy
Garvey, Mr:AL (DG)
1835
Ballyhoorisky
HCER:AL
1835
Baile Rusgaidh 'town of the marsh' "Some think it is called from the Houriskeys, a family still in neighbourhood"
OD:AL

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