BROWSE
townland
Baile an tSléibhe Íochtarach
genitive: Bhaile an tSléibhe Íochtarach
(Irish)
Ballintlea Lower
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
English mountain, moor

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town of the mountain

    Suite ar leirg thiar Shliabh an Fhosaidh (Fossy Mountain SO). Forbairt choitianta foghraíochta é an /tl/ > /kl/ atá le feiscint anseo, e.g. 1540 ‘Ballyneclewe’, 1606 ‘Ballineclew’. Cf. bf Tuaim an tSleamháin (#28189).

    Siolla amháin atá san eilimint deiridh (1540 ‘-clewe’, 1549 ‘-tle’, etc.) toisc go ndeachaigh bh- caol idirghuthach ar ceal. Tá samplaí de seo le fáil ar fud an deiscirt, e.g. 1611 ‘Ballintlev’, 1622 ‘Ballintlea’ faoi bf Baile an tSléibhe/Ballinclea in oirdheisceart Bhaile Átha Cliath (#57113).

Centrepoint

52.9497, -7.20613latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1540
Ballyneclewe
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 162
1549
Ballanitle
Carrigan MS
1552
Ballyntlewn
F Leathanach: 1131
1557
Ballyentle
P.R.O.L. Leathanach: 62/1
1567
Ballentley
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 Eliz.
1568
Ballyntlewe
F Leathanach: 1216
1569
Ballentle
Francis Cosbie, gent
F Leathanach: 1376
1570
Ballentle
F Leathanach: 1622
1606
Ballineclew
CPR Leathanach: 139
1606
Ballintlew
CPR Leathanach: 140
1608
Ballentle
CPR Leathanach: 124
1631
Ballentlea
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 12 C I
1636
Ballintlea
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 36 C I
1638
Ballintlea
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 29 C I
1659
Ballentlea
Cen. Leathanach: 499
1660c
Ballintlea
BSD (La) Leathanach: 101
1805
Ballintley
Cahill (La)
1838
Ballintlea Lower
OD:AL Leathanach: LA027,21
1838
Ballinleagh
HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA027,21
1838
Lower Ballintlea
Robinson Price, J.:AL Leathanach: LA027,21
1838
Lower Ballintlea
Cosby, Capt.:AL Leathanach: LA027,21
1838
Lower Ballintlea
Moore, L.:AL Leathanach: LA027,21
1838
Lower Ballintlea
BS:AL Leathanach: LA027,21
1838
Ballintlea
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: LA027,21
1838
Lower Ballintlea
Coote, Capt.:AL Leathanach: LA027,21
1838
Ballintley
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: LA027,21
1838
Baile an tsléibh, 'mountain town'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA027,21
1838
Ballintley
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: LA027,21
1838
Lower Ballintlea
Wills, J.:AL Leathanach: LA027,21
2006
balinˈkleː
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