BROWSE
townland
Baile Uí Anracháin
genitive: Bhaile Uí Anracháin
(Irish)
Ballyhorahan
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
Ó, Uí

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town of Ó hAnracháin
    Ó hAnracháin (< Ó hÁnrotháin) — sloinne

    Ceann de phríomhshloinnte an cheantair darbh ainm Uí Chriomhthannáin i lár Laoighse. Luann cóip amháin de dhán Uí Uidhrín an sloinne ‘Ó hÚrachán’ le dúiche seo Ó Fairchealláin féin (Topographical Poems II 1129–1132; cf. par Uí Fhairchealláin (#1450) — cf. ‘perhaps there is confusion here with Uí Chrimthannáin’ in Laois History & Society).

    Cuireann de Bhulbh síos ar na foirmeacha éagsúla a d’eascair as an sloinne Ó hAnrotháin in Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall (s.n. Ó hAnradháin). Rinne foghar cosúil le /əur-/ (< /əunr-/) de thosach an tsloinne i roinnt áiteanna — féach bf Baile Uí Anragáin > Ballyouragan (#30638) i Luimneach agus bf Baile Uí Anracháin (#46479) i dtuaisceart Thiobraid Árann > 1991 /ˌbali:ˈhəurəhən/.

    Tá réadú ar -ch- /x/ le sonrú sa chuid is mó den fhianaise stairiúil don logainm seo faoi chaibidil, mar atá in ‘Ó hÚrachán’ thuas agus in 1576 ‘Shane O Horaghan’, solaoid eile ó Laois sna Fiants.

    Sloinne eile ar fad, arb ionann fuaim dó, nach mór, atá le fáil in bbf Baile Uí Odhragáin (#46459) (), (#23837; #23861) (Ci).

Centrepoint

52.9994, -7.54493latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1616
Ballyowrahan
CPR Leathanach: 356
1621
Balliowrahan
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 19 J I
1624
Ballivreghan
CPR Leathanach: 586
1636
Ballioragen
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 20 C I
1655
Ballyhorahan
DS (P)
1655
Ballyhoraghan
DS (Terr.)
1660c
Ballyhoraghan
BSD (La) Leathanach: 148
1817
Ballyoraghan
CGn. Leathanach: 717.478.490613
1838
Ballyhorahan
Despard:AL Leathanach: La045,16
1838
Baile Uí Uaracháin, 'O'Horaghan's town'
OD:AL Leathanach: La045,16
1838
Ballyhorahan
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: La045,16
1838
Ballyhooraghan
pl:AL Leathanach: La045,16
1838
Ballyhorahan
BS:AL Leathanach: La045,16
1838
Ballagherahin
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La045,16
1838
Ballyhoraghen
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: La045,16
1838
Ballyhorahan
DS Map:AL Leathanach: La045,16
2004
(Bally)ˈhoːrən
Áit.

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