BROWSE
Baile Sonnáin
genitive: Bhaile Sonnáin
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballyshannon
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

53.0888, -6.822latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1262
Balyhynane; Balyhonnan
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 96
1291-2
Balisothenan
RDK Leathanach: 39.67
1299
Balisouenan [Par.]
CJR Leathanach: I, 226
1302-6
? Ballythosenan
Pap. Tax. Leathanach: 248
1303-4
Balysonan
RDK Leathanach: 38.81
1329-30
Balysochenan
RDK Leathanach: 43.36
1329-30
Balysothenan
RDK Leathanach: 43.47
1329
Balysothenan
RBK Leathanach: 125
1331
Balysochan
RBK Leathanach: 131
1336-7
(?)Chynonestown
RDK Leathanach: 54.41
1389
Balysonan [Par.]
COD Leathanach: II, 290
1502
Ballisonan
CPL Leathanach: XVII. 1.565
1516
Balleyscham
CPL Leathanach: XX 465
1518
Ballyhennon
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 288
1518
Ballysonnan
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 291
1537
Ballisonnan
Forf. (N. L.)
1540-1541
Ballysenan
James fitz Gerald of Ballysenan
Crown Surv. Leathanach: 223
1540
Balysonan
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 94
1549
Ballesonan
F Leathanach: 233 Ed
1549
Ballesonane
F Leathanach: 233 Ed
1557
Ballisonan
F Leathanach: 160 P&M
1561
Ballisonan
F Leathanach: 381
c. 1564
balysonnon
List of Gentlemen: Cárta Mór
1569
Ballysonane
F Leathanach: 1277
1570
Ballostoun
F Leathanach: 1608
1571
Ballysonon
F Leathanach: 1845
1574
Ballysonan
F Leathanach: 2433
1578
Ballysonan
F Leathanach: 3375
1581
Ballesonan
F Leathanach: 3756
1583
Ballisonan
F Leathanach: 4150
1584
Ballysonan
F Leathanach: 4527
1586
Ballysonane
F Leathanach: 4918
1591
Ballysonan
F Leathanach: 5598
1599
Ballisonan
F Leathanach: 6323
1601
Ballesonan
F Leathanach: 6535
1603
Ballisonan
CPR Leathanach: 35
1609
Ballysonan
CSP
1619
Ballisonan
CPR Leathanach: 507
1620
Ballesonan
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 38 J I
1620
Creefe's mill
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 38 J I
1625
Ballesonan
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 C I
1629-44
oppidoram de Ballysonan
Cillsheanchas Chill Dara Leathanach: 2.30
1629-44
ecclesia de Ballysonan
Cillsheanchas Chill Dara Leathanach: 2.31
1637
Ballysonan
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 69 C I
1641-47
Ballysonan
Outlaws Leathanach: 348
1641-47
Ballysonan
Outlaws Leathanach: 349
1642/2/9
Ballisonan
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 813 10v
1654
Ballisonnan
CS VIII Leathanach: 224
1654
Ballysannane
CS VIII Leathanach: 241
1655
Ballisannan; Ballisannann
DS
1659
Balisonan
Cen. Leathanach: 395
1660c
Ballysannane Parish
BSD (CD) Leathanach: 52
1660c
Ballysax
BSD (CD) Leathanach: 52
1660c
Ballisannan Parish
BSD (RIA)
1660c
Ballisannane
BSD (RIA)
1667
Ballysonan als Ballyshannon or Ballyshenan
ASE Leathanach: 126
1685
Ballishunan
Hib. Del.
1752
Ballyshannon
Noble & Keenan Co. Map
1765
Ballyshannon
CGn. Leathanach: 240.307.155534
1783
Ballys-onnon
Taylor (Cill Dara)
1783
Ballysonnon P.
Taylor (Cill Dara)
1807
Ballyshannon
Stat. Surv. (CD) Leathanach: 219
1812
Ballyshannon
Leet Leathanach: 81
1837
Ballyshannon
[PP]
McMahon, Rev.:AL Leathanach: 1,18
1837
Ballysonnon
Wilson, J.:AL Leathanach: 1,18
1837
Ballyshannon
Kennedy, T.:AL Leathanach: 1,18
1837
Ballisanan
DS:AL Leathanach: 1,18
1837
Ballyshannon
School register:AL Leathanach: 1,18
1837
Ballyshannan
Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: 1,18
1837
Ballyshannon
Inq. G. & M.:AL Leathanach: 1,18
1837
Ballysonan
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: 1,18
1837
Baile Sionain, 'Shannon's town'
"Mageoghegan [..] of Kildare 1647, Colgan." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,18
1837
Ballyshannon
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,18
1837
[Ballyshannon]
"Fuel is procured in the Red Bog."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: 1,18
1837
Ballysonnan
Top. Dict. Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 167
1837
Ballysonan
Top. Dict. Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 167
1837
Ballysonan
Top. Dict. Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 206
2009-2010
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