Baile Mhaicín/Ballymackan

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Hierarchy

townland

Baile Mhaicín

genitive: Bhaile Mhaicín

(Irish)

Ballymackan

(English)

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Glossary

baile

English townland, town, homestead

Hierarchy

county

Laois/Laois

barony

Port Laoise Thoir/Maryborough East

civil parish

Srúbh Bó/Straboe

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the town of Maicín?
Maicín — ainm pearsanta

Tá éiginnteacht ag baint leis an gcáilitheoir anseo. Molaimid an t-ainm pearsanta Maicín tharla nach eol dúinn aon sampla den sloinne Ó Maicín (> Mackan, Mackin) sa chontae seo.

Ní théann an fhianaise stairiúil siar rófhada. Ba chuid de thailte an Phiogóidigh an áit seo agus is léir gurbh fhoroinn é de chuid 1608 ‘Dirrie ows Rainaspicke or Rahinaspickure’ CPR, et var., sna cáipéisí luatha. Ní luaitear é fiú in 1607 Inq. Lag. 4 Jac. I ná in 1608 CPR 112, a sholáthraíonn logainmneacha de bhreis ar na mór-ranna talún a thugtar in 1563 F 496. Tagann sé chun solais mar ainm ann féin in 1659 ‘Ballemarkin’, 1660c ‘Ballemackin & Rahingasginbane’.

B’fhéidir nach sloinne atá sa cháilitheoir ach tagairt don chnoc maol ar imeall an phortaigh in oirdheisceart an bhaile fearainn (440ʹ SO 6ʺ). Tuairimíonn Ó Máille ‘gur ‘meall, meall do chnoc’ a chiallaíos meacan’ i logainmneacha áirithe (Dinnseanchas II 93–97). B’ait an logainm é *Baile an Mheacain, áfach.

Cf. bf Doire (#28489).

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53.0286, -7.24774latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1659	Ballemarkin	Cen. Leathanach: 497 A census of Ireland, circa 1659: with supplementary material from the poll money ordinances (1660-1661), eag. S. Pender (1939) Bliain foilsithe: 1939, Údar: S. Pender, Áit foilsithe: Dublin
1660c	Ballemackin & Rahingasginbane	BSD (La) Leathanach: 97 Books of Survey and Distribution (Co. Laois)
1714	“...all those the towns and lands of Ballmoneen aforesaid Ballyclydor and lower Ballymackin all situate lying and being in the Barony of Mary Borough...”	CGn. Imleabhar: 14, Leathanach: 69, Uimhir: 5193 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1720	Little Ballymackin...”	CGn. Imleabhar: 27, Leathanach: 228, Uimhir: 16733 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1805	Ballymackan	Cahill (La) Grand Jury Map of Co. Laois le Denis Cahill TCD 16H18(1-4)
1838	Ballymackin	BS:AL Leathanach: La061,3 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1838	Ballymackin	HCSV:AL Leathanach: La061,3 High Commission Survey & Valuation Report 1824 Bliain: 1824
1838	Ballymackan	CM:AL Leathanach: La061,3 Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1838	Ballymackin	HCons PR:AL Leathanach: La061,3 HCons. PR:AL Bliain: 1838
1838	Baile Maicfhinn, 'Macken's town'	OD:AL Leathanach: La061,3 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1838	Baile mackin	pl:AL Leathanach: La061,3 Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1838	Ballymackan	OD:AL Leathanach: La061,3 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1838	Ballymackin [scriosta]	OC:AL Leathanach: La061,3 Leagan Gaeilge nó Béarla a scríobh Tomás Ó Conchúir in AL/Irish or English form written by Thomas O'Conor in AL Bliain: 1838
2005	balimakin	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-

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