BROWSE
townland
An Bhuaile Bheag
genitive: na Buaile Bige
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Boley Little
(English)

Glossary

beag, big
English small
buaile, buailidh
English cattle-fold, summer-pasture

Explanatory note

  • English

    the small cattle-fold, summer-pasture

Centrepoint

53.0615, -6.91337latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1297
the Boly
CJR Leathanach: I, 372
1305
Boly near Kilros
CJR Leathanach: II, 142, 221
1540-1541
Lytle Boles
Crown Surv. Leathanach: 206
1540-1541
Booles Parva
Villata de Booles Parva
Crown Surv. Leathanach: 207
1540
Booles Parva
Forf. (N. L.)
1540
Lytle Boles
Forf. (N. L.)
1547
Little Boleys
F Leathanach: 24 Ed
1554
Litle Bolyes
F Leathanach: 34 P&M
1579
little Bolies
F Leathanach: 3520
1582
Little Bulley
F Leathanach: 3994
1583c.
Littbolle
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 16 El.
1584
Little Boles
F Leathanach: 4372
1752
Bollibeg
Noble & Keenan Co. Map
1837
Boly (Little)
BS:AL Leathanach: 1,6
1837
Bolaghbeg
Baggott, Rev. C.:AL Leathanach: 1,6

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