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Béilinn
genitive: Bhéilinn
(Irish)
Belan
(English)

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Belin
historical name (What is this?)
(English)

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Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    Ní léir brí.

    Tagann leathnú suntasach ar an mBearú ag an bpointe seo agus measaimid gur dócha gur comhfhocal é seo < béal + linn “mouth-pool”. (Cf. béillic < béal + leac i mionainmneacha i gCiarraí (#1419825, #1394211), agus i logainmneacha stairiúla in FSÁG II leis an míniú “rock cavern”.) Más ea, díol spéise -nn caol deiridh na Gaeilge réadaithe mar -ng(ue) in iontrálacha 1654, 1666. Níl aon fhianaise ar a leithéid i logainmneacha bharúntacht Thigh na hInse laistiar (m.sh. bf An Rinn (#28644) i Ros Fhionnghlaise). Seans go bhfuil tionchar an logainm Shasanaigh Billing le brath orthu seo mar sin (féach Reaney, Billing, Billings, Billins; cf. 1295 ‘Henry de Belynges’ CJR I 30).

    Tá an áit seo clúdaithe sa chuid thoir de 1655 ‘Grangeskry’ ar léarscáil an Down Survey. Níl aon dealramh le háiteamh Dowling in JKAS XIII 103, 106 gur don bhaile fearainn beag seo amháin a thagraíodh an t-ainm eile úd, áfach (cf. bf Fisherstown (#28654)).

    Is é Belin an litriú ar SO 1ú eagrán 6ʺ agus sin é atá in Innéacs na mBailte Fearainn freisin (aguisín le Daonáireamh 1851); is é Belan atá ar na léarscáileanna SO ina dhiaidh sin.

    Ní dócha gurb ionann is an áit inar briseadh ‘cath BithlandCGH 317a22 (féach FSÁG II Biothlann(a).).

    Mionainmneacha ar an léarscáil:

    1. Pollaun SO < An Pollán (?) “the little pool”.

Centrepoint

53.0999, -7.0613latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Belyn, Newbridg de
(Extent of Clynmalyre)
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 100
1553
Bealyne, the bridge of
'in O'Dempsye's country'
CPCR Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 302
1654-6
Beling
CS X Leathanach: 20
1666
Bellingue or Bellnigue alias Fisherstowne
Féach bf Fisherstown
ASE Leathanach: 84
1695
Ballingare
(A mistake for Bellingue of ASE, from which this list of 1695 is copied.)
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 4 G III
1783
Belin
Taylor (Cill Dara)
1812
Belan
Leet Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 93
1814
Belinlodge
Par. Stat. Imleabhar: I, Iontráil: 524
1838
Bellinn
BS:AL Leathanach: La041,11
1838
Belin
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La041,11
1838
Bithlann, 'Bih's house or enclose, or' Beithlann, 'birch house or enlosure'
OD:AL Leathanach: La041,11
1838
Boyle-lin
pl:AL Leathanach: La041,11
1838
Belin
OD:AL Leathanach: La041,11
2005
ˈbeːlin
Áit.

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