BROWSE
Baile Briotáis
genitive: Bhaile Briotáis
(Irish)
Ballybrittas
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    town of (the) palisade

    Cuireadh críoch le lámhscríbhinn leighis anseo sa bhliain 1594:

    FINIS anni domini .1594. an seachtmadh la do mi Iúin. A mBaile hi Dhiomusaigh .i. a mBaile Briotáis mo log sccribhinn. Agus ó Risdeard mhac Muircheartaigh [.i. Risteard mac Muircheartaigh Ó Conchúir] fuarus an leabhar as ar sgriobhus, co ccuidhtigh Dia lais é. Misi Eoghan Ua Beitheacain do sgrioph

    [Leabharlann Náisiúnta G 414 lch.473; cf. ‘o Eoghan O mBeitheachainibid. lch.493]

    Tá an tagairt seo pléite ag Nic Dhonnchadha san alt aici ‘The Medical School of Aghmacart’ in Ossory, Laois and Leinster 2 (cf. #1413). Luann sí 1600 ‘Owen O Beaghan, of the Bracklo … chirurgeon’ F 6439, 1602 ‘Owen O Beaghain, of Bracklain … yeoman’ F 6666 (.i. bf An Bhreac-chluain (#28601) in aice Chaisleán Lé). Anuas orthu seo féach go raibh an fo-bhaile Pollach an Bhaile Nua, atá díreach lastuaidh de Bhaile Briotáis, i seilbh ‘Owen O’Beghan’ i 1617 (pléite faoi bf Ráth Mhaoilis (#28293) thíos).

    Is féidir glacadh le Baile Uí Dhíomasaigh “the town of Ó Díomasaigh” mar ainm fileata ar phríomhbhaile seo thiarna Chlann Mhaoilíora. Tá cur síos maith san Fhardal Seandálaíochta (www.archaeology.ie) ar iarsmaí Sheanbhaile Briotáis in iarthar an bhaile fearainn agus ar na fadhbanna a bhaineann le suíomh sheanchaisleán Uí Dhíomasaigh a bheachtú. Tá an baile nua féin suite in bf An Tulachán (#28294) lastoir.

    Mionainmneacha ar an léarscáil:

    1. Truailliú seanbhunaithe sa Bhéarla é Glenmalyre Demesne SO in Glen- ar ainm na seandúiche seo d Clann Mhaoilíora (#1403509) (agus féach sa Ghaeilge féin 1796 ‘sliocht iarlaí mise ó Ghleann Malaoir’ RIA 24 C 57).
    2. 1600 ‘the Grage’ F, 1602 ‘the Grage’, 1841 Graigue SO < An Ghráig “the village”. Le hais bf Gráig Ó bhFuaráin (#28484) lastoir.
    3. Timpeall ar Windmill Hill SO, Lea Windmill (in ruins) SO 6″ léiríonn léarscáil Cahill (1805) ‘Bally Knowlard’. Tagairtí stairiúla is ea 1518 ‘Orchardiston 20 acres’ Kildare Rental (cuid de ‘Gaydonsland’), 1540 ‘in villata Ballynolert sunt 20 acre’ Crown Survey, 1569 ‘Ballenowlert’ F, 1575 ‘Orchardston, alias Ballinnoulard’ JKAS 339, 1583 ‘Ballenowlert’ F, 1617 ‘Ballynowlord & Pollaugh’ Inq., 1617 ‘Ballyolarde al’ Orchardston’ Inq., 1666 ‘Ballynowlart alias Catharinestowne’ ASE 84, 1695 ‘Ballynowlart’ Inq. < Baile an Abhalloirt (?) “the town of the orchard”. Is fearr an réitíonn an fhianaise leis an ainmfhocal coitianta in ainneoin struchtúr an leagain Bhéarla luaith ‘Orchardiston’ a thugann sloinne le fios mar a bheadh Baile an Abhallortaigh “the town of An tAbhallortach” (An tAbhallortach < Orchard na nAngla-Normannach) (cf. #48407 i dTiobraid Árann).
    4. Ní léir bunteanga an mhionainm Brack Hill SO 6ʺ, Brockhill SO 25ʺ in iarthar an bhaile fearainn. Tá sé suite ag bun ardáin ar shuíomh 1655 ‘Timber wood’ DS.
    5. Scriosadh Ashgrove Rath SO sa bhliain 1997 (www.archaeology.ie).

Centrepoint

53.1178, -7.14872latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Ballybrittas
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 101
1550
Ballybrittas
F Leathanach: 449
1564
Ballibrettys
F Leathanach: 634
1564
Ballibrittas
F Leathanach: 634
1564c
Balybryttis
Caisleán léirithe agus 'owen mac hugh' i ndúch dearg
Cotton Map
1564
Ballybrittace
F Alt: 596
1567
Ballebritas
F Leathanach: 1179
1570
Ballybrittas
Elena Dempsi
F Leathanach: 1607
1570
Ballybrytace
F Leathanach: 1654
1574
the Brittas
Owney fitz Hugh
F Leathanach: 2411
1591
Ballebrittas
George Comen
F Leathanach: 5601
1597
Ballibeirtas
Níor aimsíodh = Ballibrittas?
F Leathanach: 6152
1597
a mBaile Briotais
NLI Cat. Fascúl: 5, Leathanach: 59
1617
Ballibrittas
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 6 J I
1618
Ballybrittas
CPR Leathanach: 390
1618
manor of Ballybrittas
CPR Leathanach: 390
1655
Ballibritts
DS
1659
Ballibrittan
Cen. Leathanach: 502
1660c
Ballibrittas
BSD (La) Leathanach: 115
1666
Ballibrittas
ASE Leathanach: 84
1685
Ballibritts
Hib. Del.
1695
Ballybrittas
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 4 G III
1838
Ballybrittas
BS:AL Leathanach: La041,5
1838
Ballybrittas
HCPR 1824:AL Leathanach: La041,5
1838
Ballybrittas
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La041,5
1838
Ballibrittas
[Copy of DS 1761]
DS:AL Leathanach: La041,5
1838
Ballibrits
DS:AL Leathanach: La041,5
1838
Ballybrittas
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La041,5
1838
Ballybrittas
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: La041,5
1838
Ballibrittas
DS:AL Leathanach: La041,5
1838
Ballibrittas
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: La041,5
1838
Ballybrittas
Inq. G III:AL Leathanach: La041,5
1838
Baile briotas, 'town of the speckled land'
OD:AL Leathanach: La041,5
1838
Ballybrittas
OD:AL Leathanach: La041,5
1838
[Ballybrittas]
"…a hamlet…is called 'Old Ballybrittas' and sub-denominations called 'Springfield' and 'Brackhill'."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: La041,5
1838
Ballybrittas
Johnston Map 1826:AL Leathanach: La041,5
1838
Ballybrittas
Vestry Bk.:AL Leathanach: La041,5
1969
Ballybrittas – Baile Briotáis
Bailte Poist Leathanach: 43
2005
Baile Briotáis
FSÁG Imleabhar: 2, Leathanach: 26

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