BROWSE
townland
Baile Mhuiris
genitive: Bhaile Mhuiris
(Irish)
Ballymaurice
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.757, -7.49374latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1587
Ballevorise ( O Ferall Bane)
F Leathanach: 5062
1587
Ballevorise (Wm. O Ferralll Bane)
F Leathanach: 5107
1612
Ballemorishe
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1620
Ballymorris
CPR Leathanach: 452a
1629
Ballimorris
Cotton Map
1632
Ballymorris
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 9 Car.1
1654-56
Ballymorishin in the barony of Granard
CS X Leathanach: 47
1659
Ballymorris and Higgins towne
Cen.
c.1660
Ballymorish
BSD Leathanach: 161
1724
Bollamorris
CGn. Leathanach: 45.39.27616
1813
Ballymaurice
Edgeworth
1826
Ballymorice
School Returns, in, JACAS, II, uimh. 9 Leathanach: 72, 73
1836
Ballymaurice
BS:AL
1836
Ballymorice
HCER:AL
1836
Ballemorishe
Inq. J I:AL
1836
Ballymorris
Inq. C I:AL
1836
Baile Mhuiris, “Maurice’s town, villa Mauritii”
OD:AL
1836
...containing 5 forts...
Desc. Rem.:AL
1836
Ballymaurice
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1836
Ballymaurice
Greville Maps:AL
1908
Ballymorris; Baile Muirghis, “people named Morris lived here and hence the name”
MacGivney Leathanach: 43
2007
baliˑˈmɑris
Áit.

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