BROWSE
townland
Baile an Ridire
genitive: Bhaile an Ridire
(Irish)
Knightstown or Ballinriddery
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town of the knight

    Díol suntais a dhéanaí is atá 1825 ‘Ballinrudery’ TAB, 1838 ‘Ballinriddery’ pl:AL le fáil, taobh leis an tiontú Béarla Knightstown.

    Deir Dowling ‘possibly the name of this townland derives from a Knight of Lackagh’ (JKAS XII 413) ach d’fhéadfadh sé gur Spidiléir a bhí i gceist sa chás seo: féach an nóta faoin mbaile fearainn teorantach bf Cill Mhaighneann (#28666).

Centrepoint

53.1064, -7.26261latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Balleinroddere
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 98
1563
Ballarodery
F Leathanach: 498
1571
Balleruddery
F Leathanach: 1715
1619
Ballarodry
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 15 J I
1621
Ballorodderry alias Ballinriddery
CPR Leathanach: 514
1637
Balloroddory al' Ballenreddery
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 23 C I
1655
Ballenredry
DS
1659
Ballinre Derry
Cen. Leathanach: 503
1660c
Ballenredrey
BSD (La) Leathanach: 113
1666
Ballinrudderie
ASE Leathanach: 70
1685
Ballinredery
Hib. Del.
1805
Knights Town or Ballin Reddery
Cahill (La)
1825
Ballinrudery
TAB
1837
Knightstown
Top. Dict. Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 396
1838
Knight's town alias Ballinruddy
BS:AL Leathanach: LA007,16
1838
Ballinreddery
HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA007,16
1838
Knight's town alias Ballin Reddery
CM:AL Leathanach: LA007,16
1838
Ballinreddery
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: LA007,16
1838
Ballarodry
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: LA007,16
1838
Balloroddery alias Ballenreddery
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: LA007,16
1838
Ballenreddrey
DS:AL Leathanach: LA007,16
1838
Baile an ridire, 'town of the ritter, or knight'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA007,16
1838
Knightstown
"or Ballinreddery"
OC:AL Leathanach: LA007,16
1838
Ballinriddery
pl:AL Leathanach: LA007,16
2005
naitsˈtoun
Áit.

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