An Bealach Mór Uachtarach/Ballaghmore Upper

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Hierarchy

townland

An Bealach Mór Uachtarach

genitive: an Bhealaigh Mhóir Uachtaraigh

(Irish)

Ballaghmore Upper

(English)

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Glossary

bealach

English way, pass

mór

English great, big

Hierarchy

county

Laois/Laois

barony

Clann Donncha/Clandonagh

civil parish

An Chill/Kyle

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the great way

Cuid é seo den Slí Dhála, ceann de phríomhshlite stairiúil na hÉireann. Bealach Mór Osraí “the great way of Osraí” agus Bealach Mór Maí Dála “the great way of Maigh Dála” ainmneacha eile a bhí air seo (féach roinnt tagairtí stairiúla in Foclóir Stairiúil Áitainmneacha Gaeilge).

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52.9661, -7.71226latitude, longitude

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Archival records

Historical references

1805	Ballaghmore	Cahill (La) Grand Jury Map of Co. Laois le Denis Cahill TCD 16H18(1-4)
1838	Balloughmore Upper	BS:AL Leathanach: La039,4 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1838	Ballaghmore	Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: La039,4 High or Barony Constable's Book (List) ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-1840
1838	Balloughmore	Ely, R.:AL Leathanach: La039,4 Ely, R.:AL
1838	Belaghmore, Ballaghmore	Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: La039,4 Ionchoisní Shéamais I, foinse in AL / Inquisitions James I, source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1838	Ballaghmore	DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: La039,4 DS (reference), foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook:AL
1838	Bealghmore	DS Map:AL Leathanach: La039,4 Down Survey, foinse in AL (Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook).
1838	Balloughmore	Sandes, Capt. C.:AL Leathanach: La039,4 Sandes, Capt. C.:AL
1838	Bealach mor, 'great road'	OD:AL Leathanach: La039,4 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	Slíghe Dála "In Ossory anciently, 'Slíghe Dála'." [Nóta OD]	OD:AL 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	Ballaghmore etc.	OD:AL Leathanach: La039,4 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
2004	balikˈmoːrˈopər	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-
2004	baləkmoːr	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-

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