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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the town of Ó Liatháin?
Ó Liatháin — sloinneNí féidir a bheith cinnte gurb é Ó Liatháin atá sa cháilitheoir anseo. Cuireadh an t-ainm pearsanta Sean-Ghaeilge Lígán (litriú Clasaiceach * Líoghán) san áireamh chomh maith (ainm atá le fáil i measc na nOsraíoch in CGH 138a28). Cf. bf Ros Liatháin (#28331) i bPort Laoise Thoir.
Mionainmneacha ar an léarscáil:
- Tá fo-bhaile i mBaile Uí Liatháin Uachtarach darb ainm Madubeagh SO (‘Madda[be]hagh’ AL) < Maide Bheitheach (?) “the stick of birches”; cf. Stepping Stones SO trasna an tsrutháin ag an bpointe seo, b’fhéidir.
- Léirítear Curraghs SO sa talamh fhliuch cois an tsrutháin chéanna tamaillín lastoir de seo < currach “wet land” (cf. an mionainm c.1960 /ðə ˈkoɾoxs/ ‘The Curraghs’ faoi bf Log an Churraigh (#1413860).
- I ndeisceart Bhaile Uí Liatháin Íochtarach léirítear fo-bhaile eile, Glasna SO (1937 ‘Glasna’ Bailiúchán na Scol, 2017 /glɔsnə/ Fuaimniú Áitiúil) (#1418505). Tá bunús an ainm seo doiléir; d’fhéadfaí glaisne (?) “place of woad” a chur san áireamh, b’fhéidir (cf. www.dil.ie s.v. glasen ‘also gla(i)sín and glaisine’).
- Ó thuaidh uaidh sin tá Toberternog SO nach léir a bhunús (tornóg “kiln”, b’fhéidir — cf. 1838 ‘Tober Tornog’ san Ainmleabhar).
Centrepoint
Historical references
1306 |
Balylegan
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CJR Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 250
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1551 |
Ballylenan
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F Leathanach: 697
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1571 |
Ballelean
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F Leathanach: 1699
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1578 |
Ballelean
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F Leathanach: 3332
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1602 |
Boolelehan
Edm. M'Thomas
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F Leathanach: 6684
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1603 |
Balelehan
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F Leathanach: 6684
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1613 |
Ballelean
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CPR Leathanach: 239
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1628 |
Ballelilan al' Ballelinan
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 C I
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1642 |
Ballilehane
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1643 |
Ballylehane
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1643 |
Ballilehenie
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1652 |
Ballyleaghan
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1655 |
Ballilehan
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1655 |
Ballilehan
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1659 |
Ballilehane
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Cen. Leathanach: 501
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1660c |
Ballylehan
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BSD (La) Leathanach: 110
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1666 |
Ballylean
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ASE Leathanach: 81
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1685 |
Ballilehan
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1801 |
Ballilehane
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Stat. Surv. (La) Leathanach: 189
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1805 |
Ballylihane
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1838 |
Ballylehane Lower
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BS:AL Leathanach: LA032,2
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1838 |
Ballylehane
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HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA032,2
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1838 |
Ballylehane Lower
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BS:AL Leathanach: LA032,2
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1838 |
Ballylehane
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HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA032,2
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1838 |
[Ballylehane Lower]
"…there is a well called 'Tober Tornog'…'Ballylehane Old Castle'..
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Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: LA032,2
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2006 |
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2006 |
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