BROWSE
townland
Béal Átha an Mhuilinn
genitive: Bhaile Mhuilinn
(Irish)
Ballywillin
(English)

Glossary

English ford
English opening, approach, mouth
English mill

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.7882, -7.42263latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1588
Ballivilly (Gerald m’Hobbert boy O Ferall) [?]
F Leathanach: 5160
1594
Ballyvillin, otherwise Ballevickenenry (Gerald M’Hubert M’Eboy O’Farrall) [?]
CPCR Leathanach: ii, 304
1594
Ballyvillin alias Ballevickenemy (Gerald m’Hubert boy O Ferall) [?]
F Leathanach: 5911
1612
Ballevollan
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1612
Ballebillen
Inq. Lag.
1629
------[Portgurtin ina áit]
Cotton Map
1654-56
the foord of Bellavullin mearing with the county of Cavan
CS X Leathanach: 45
1813
Ballywillan
Edgeworth
1836
Ballywillan
BS:AL
1836
baile mhuillinn, “Milltown”
OD:AL
1836
...contains a smithy, a cornmill and 2 cornkilns...
Desc. Rem.:AL
1908
Ballywillian, Baile an Mhuilinn, “town of the mill”
MacGivney Leathanach: 45
2007
baləˈwilin
Áit.

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