BROWSE
townland
Béal Átha Greallach
genitive: Bhéal Átha Greallach
(Irish)
Bealagrellagh
(English)

Glossary

English ford
English opening, approach, mouth

Centrepoint

52.2427, -9.61598latitude, longitude
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An Seabhac: Béal Átha Greallach -- cois trn thiar láimh le Baile Mhic Giolla Góid atá ar a teorainn thoir de. Ionad seanchaisleáin sa chúinne theas de. De réir Acts of Settlement thios b’ionann Ballymacelligott agus an bf. so. .i. gur cuid de seo BallymacE roimhe sin.
Nóta
1587
Ballyhegrela[gh]
F Leathanach: 5043
1598
Bealagrallah
Clancarthy Surv. Leathanach: Lsc. barúntachtaí
1624
Belagralagh
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: 18, Imleabhar: I
1666
East and West BallymcElligott alias Ballygralagh
ASE Leathanach: 66.05
1738
Bally Grillagh East, West
CGn. Leathanach: 480.64930, Imleabhar: 91
1824
Ballygrilough
TAB Leathanach: 24
1841
Ballygurlough
"Wrong" [dúch]
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci017,17
1841
Ballygrilough
TAB:AL Leathanach: Ci017,17
1841
Ballygrilough
Fitzgerald, Rev. J.:AL Leathanach: Ci017,17
1841
Ballygrilough
Inhabs.:AL Leathanach: Ci017,17
1841
Belagralagh
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Ci017,17
1841
Béal atha greallach, 'mouth of the ford of the puddle, or mire'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci017,17
1841
Beal atha greallach
pl:AL Leathanach: Ci017,17
1841
Bealagrellă//gh
"Not 'bally'." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci017,17
1841
Ballygrellagh (Béal Átha Greallách)
In the South East corner of the Townland of Ballygrellagh (Béal Átha Greallách) stands the ruin of an old castle said to have been built by the Mac Elligots. The name signifies Mouth of the Miry Ford, which is truly descriptive of the locality.
LSO (Ci) Leathanach: 31/62
2017
Níorbh eol don bhfaisnéiseoir an t-ainm.
Áit. Cainteoir: 011, Uimhir : 170713
2017
ˌbaliːgɛrˈlɑx
Áit. Cainteoir: 008, Uimhir : 170713

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