BROWSE
townland
Baile Uí Dhéigill
genitive: Bhaile Uí Dhéigill
(Irish)
Mounteagle
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

52.944, -7.33446latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1297
Ballydegyl
‘... men of Balydegyl, indicted for pleas of the crown ... Dunlef Odegyl, Geoffrey Odegyl, ... Roger ODegel ...’
CJR Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 170
1549
Ballygegill
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 68
1551
Baligegill
F Leathanach: 685
1551
Ballygegill
F Leathanach: 685
1551
Baligegill
F Leathanach: 838
1551
Ballygegill
F Leathanach: 838
1557
Bally Gegill
P.R.O.L. Leathanach: 62/1
1565c
Ballygeggin
Map (TCD)
1567
Ballygegill
F Leathanach: 1173
1569
Ballegegle
F Leathanach: 1326
1570
Balligegill
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 2 Eliz.
1578
Balligle
David Hetherington, gent
F Leathanach: 3353
1616
Ballyegle
CPR Leathanach: 323
1622
Ballyegle
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 22 J I
1642
Balligegil
Dep. 1641
1642
Balley Egell
Dep. 1641
1655
Balligegill
DS
1659
Balligegle
Cen. Leathanach: 499
1667
Ballygegill
ASE Leathanach: 87
1685
B: gegill
Hib. Del.
1714
lands of Mountaglee als Ballyegle
CGn. Imleabhar: 12.348.5375
1838
Mounteagle
BS:AL Leathanach: LA015,76
1838
Ballyeagle
Lalor, J.:AL Leathanach: LA015,76
1838
Mount Eagle
BS:AL Leathanach: LA010,21
1838
Mount Eagle
Bland, J. T.:AL Leathanach: LA010,21
1838
Baile Uí Ghéigill, 'O'Gaygle's town'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA010,21
1838
Mount Eagle, Ballyeagle…
pl:AL Leathanach: LA010,21
1838
Balligegill
Inq. Eliz. I:AL Leathanach: LA010,21
1838
Ballyegle
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: LA010,21
1838
Ballyeagle
Young, Rev.:AL Leathanach: LA010,21
1962
Local pronunciation: Bally-ay-gel, accent on "ay", pronounced as in"say"
PN Ballyroan Leathanach: 41

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