BROWSE
townland
Baile Uí Cheanainn
genitive: Bhaile Uí Cheanainn
(Irish)
Ballycanon
(English)

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53.3841, -6.72172latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1600
Ballikenam
F Leathanach: 6393
1600
Ballekennan
F Leathanach: 6400
1609
Ballycanan
CPR Leathanach: 144
1615
Ballykenon
CPR Leathanach: 282
1623
Ballekenan
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 41 J I
1624
Ballykenan
CPR Leathanach: 578
1632
Ballykannan and Nicholston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 37 C I
1635
Ballykannon
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 91 C I
1654
Ballicannon
CS VIII Leathanach: 200
1655
Ballicanone
DS
1659
Ballesanon
Cen. Leathanach: 406
1660c
Ballycannon
BSD (CD) Leathanach: 11
1717
Ballycannon
CGn. Leathanach: 18.387.9328
1783
Ballycannon
Taylor (Cill Dara)
1825
Ballycannon
TAB
1829
Ballycannon
CGn. Leathanach: 847.440.567440
1837
Ballycannon
Co. Map 1752:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Ballycanon
Caulfield, Rev.:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Ballycanon
Coats, S.:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Ballycanon
Colgan:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Ballycanon
Kearney:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Ballycanon
Brereton, J.:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Baile Uí Cheannain, 'O'Cannon's town'
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Ballycanon
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Ballycannon
"Accent on 3rd syll. which is short." [Nóta]
pron.:AL Leathanach: 1,15
2009-2010
baliˑˈkanən
Áit.

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