BROWSE
townland
Baile an Mhuilinn
genitive: Bhaile an Mhuilinn
(Irish)
Ballymullen
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
English mill

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town of the mill

    In ainneoin a shoiléire is atá bunús an logainm san iontráil 1594 ‘Ballemollen alias Miltowne’, iarsmaí de mhuileann níl le fáil inniu (www.archaeology.ie). Tá cúpla sruthán sa bhaile fearainn.

    Mionainmneacha ar an léarscáil:

    1. Ní léir cad atá sa dara heilimint den mhionainm Knocknagreenagh SO ar an talamh ard (142m) i dtuaisceart an bhaile fearainn. Tá talamh chlochach sa chuid áirithe seo den chnoc (‘lithosols’, www.epa.ie; cf. Quarry SO 25ʺ) — cf., b’fhéidir, www.dil.ie 2 gríanach “gravelly”. (Focal eile ar fad atá i gceist in 1440c ‘ar fonn ngrianach nGailine’, tagairt don cheantar seo in Topographical Poems .i. www.dil.ie 1 gríanach “sunny, bright”.)

Centrepoint

52.8969, -7.33568latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1594
Ballemollen alias Miltowne
Queen's co.,; parcel of the lands evicted out of the hands of the O Moores, traitors
F Leathanach: 5878
1655
Ballimullenn
DS
1659
Ballimullen
Cen. Leathanach: 499
1660c
Ballimullen
BSD (La) Leathanach: 99
1685
Ballemullen
Hib. Del.
1805
Ballymullan
Cahill (La)
1838
Ballymullen
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: La001,8
1838
Ballymullin
Bell, W.:AL Leathanach: La001,8
1838
Ballymullin
BS:AL Leathanach: La001,8
1838
Ballymullin
Butler, J.:AL Leathanach: La001,8
1838
Ballymullan
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La001,8
1838
Ballimullen
DS:AL Leathanach: La001,8
1838
Ballymullin
Edge, J.:AL Leathanach: La001,8
1838
Ballymullen
GJP:AL Leathanach: La001,8
1838
Ballymullen
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La001,8
1838
Ballymullin
Swan, E. L.:AL Leathanach: La001,8
1838
Ballymullen
OC:AL Leathanach: La001,8
1838y
Baile mhuillinn, 'town of the mill'
OD:AL Leathanach: La001,8
2006
baliˑˈmolin
Áit.

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