BROWSE
townland
Baile an Locha
genitive: Bhaile an Locha
(Irish)
Ballinlough
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
English lake; inlet

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town of the lake

    Tá paiste beag bídeach de thalamh lochach léirithe i ndeisceart an bhaile fearainn (www.epa.ie).

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:

    1. Coill Bhaile an Locha “the wood of Baile an Locha” an t-ainm atá i bhfoirm 1549 ‘Kylballyenleghe’, is cosúil.

Centrepoint

52.9306, -7.3181latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Ballemlogh
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 70
1549
Kylballyenleghe
Carrigan MS
1570
Ballinloghie
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 2 Eliz.
1578
Balloughe
David Hetherington, gent
F Leathanach: 3353
1616
Ballinlough
CPR Leathanach: 323
1622
Ballinlough
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 22 J I
1655
Ballinlog
DS
1660c
Ballinlogh
BSD (La) Leathanach: 100
1669
Ballinlogh
ASE Leathanach: 199
1685
Ballinlogh
Hib. Del.
1805
Ballinlogh
Cahill (La)
1838
Ballinlough
BS:AL Leathanach: LA010,7
1838
Ballinlogh
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: LA010,7
1838
Ballinlough
HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA010,7
1838
Ballinlough
Bland, J. T.:AL Leathanach: LA010,7
1838
Ballinlough
Young, Rev.:AL Leathanach: LA010,7
1838
Ballinlough
Clarke, J. D.:AL Leathanach: LA010,7
1838
Ballinloghie
Inq. Eliz. I:AL Leathanach: LA010,7
1838
Ballinlogh
DS:AL Leathanach: LA010,7
1838
Baile an locha, 'town of the lake'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA010,7
1838
Ballinlough
OC:AL Leathanach: LA010,7
2005
balinəˈləg
Áit.
2006
balinˈlɑk
Áit.

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