BROWSE
townland
An Baile Maol
genitive: an Bhaile Mhaoil
(Irish)
Ballymoyle
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
English bare, flat-topped; derelict; bare, flat-topped hillock

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the bare town?

    Ní gá go gcuireann -yle na bhfoirmeacha luatha béarlaithe -l caol deiridh na Gaeilge in iúl: féach an litriú ‘Donogh Moyle’ < Donncha Maol “bald Donncha” in ionchoisne dar dáta 1606, i gcló in LS Uí Dhuinn 15. Cf. bf Doire Maol (#28854) i gCill Uisean agus bf An Ráth Mhaol (#27747) i Mainistir Laoise. Níl aon chnoc sa bhaile fearainn (cf. DIL s.v. 2 mael) agus dá bharr sin is é is dóigh linn ná gurb é an aidiacht maol atá anseo (ibid. s.v. 1 mael).

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:
    Ní léir cé acu an fíor-alias atá in 1622 ‘Balleshane’, 1669 ‘Ballyshane’ nó botún.

Centrepoint

53.1154, -7.38029latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1607
Ballimoyle
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 14
1622
Ballymoie alias Ballymoyle alias Balleshane
CPR Leathanach: 552
1629
Ballymoy alias Ballymoile
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 177
1639
Ballymoyle
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 181
1660c
Ballymoyle
BSD (La) Leathanach: 126
1669
Ballymey als. Ballymoyle als. Ballyshane
Dunne Papers Leathanach: 135
1813
Ballymoy otherwise Ballymoyle
CGn. Imleabhar: 656, Leathanach: 500, Uimhir: 452756
1819
Ballymoyle
"Ballymoyle—Naked town."
Par. Stat. Imleabhar: III, Leathanach: 331
1823
Ballymoyle
TAB
1838
Ballymoyle
OD:AL Leathanach: La056,4
1838
Ballymoyle
BS:AL Leathanach: La056,4
1838
Ballymoyle
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La056,4
1838
Ballymoyle
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La056,4
1838
Ballymoyle
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: La056,4
1838
Baile maol, 'bald town'
OD:AL Leathanach: La056,4
2005
baliˑˈmɔil
Áit.

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