BROWSE
townland
Baile an Ruáin
genitive: Bhaile an Ruáin
(Irish)
Ballyroan
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town of the red ground?

    Tá bríonna éagsúla leis an ainmfhocal ruán.

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:
    Tá eastáit chónaithe ar fud an tseanbhaile fearainn seo anois, ar imeall Phort Laoise. Léirítear imfhálú ar na sean-léarscáileanna i gcúinne thiar theas an bhaile fearainn a raibh drochthalamh laistiar de, le hais an tsrutháin a ritheadh tríd 1608 ‘the glen of Glanbarrowe’ CPR (féach bf Baile Uí Mhaonaigh (#28617)) — b’fhéidir go ndéanann an logainm tagairt don talamh seo.

    Cf. bf Ráithín Ruacháin (#28303).

Centrepoint

53.0434, -7.27785latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1659
Ballinroone
Cen. Leathanach: 497
1660c
Balleanrean
BSD (La) Leathanach: 97
1805
Ballyroan
Cahill (La)
1838
Ballyrone, Ballyrowin
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: La061,7
1838
Baile Ruadhain, 'Rowan's town'
OD:AL Leathanach: La061,7
1838
Ballyrooan
pl:AL Leathanach: La061,7
1838
Ballyroan
OC:AL Leathanach: La061,7
1838
[Ballyroan]
"…on the south western border…is a fort…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: La061,7
1838
Ballyrohan
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: La061,7
1838
Ballyrwone
= Ballyroan, P Cullenagh
Inq. Eliz. I:AL Leathanach: La061,7
1838
Ballyroan
BS:AL Leathanach: La061,7
1838
Ballyrohan
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La061,7
2004
baliˑˈroːn
Áit.
2006
baliˑˈroːn
Áit.

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