BROWSE
townland
Béal Átha Móir
genitive: Bhéal Átha Móir
(Irish)
Ballymore
(English)

Glossary

English ford
English opening, approach, mouth
English great, big

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.7804, -7.55114latitude, longitude
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Historical references

163?
Bealamore
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 22 Car.1
1583
Bealamore (Cahill duffe M’Gillechrist)
F Leathanach: 4153
1603
Ballamore (Thomas McTeige O’ Ferrall)
CPR Leathanach: 29b
1603
Bellamore
CPR Leathanach: 29b
1603
Belamore (Edmund O’ Duhie agus Donell McDonnagh bane O’ Ferrall)
CPR Leathanach: 29b
1605
Bealamore
CPR Leathanach: 75a
1612
the ruinous castle and cart. of Bealamore [?]
CPR Leathanach: 245a
1629
Belamore
pictiúr de thigh láidir taobh leis
Cotton Map
1632
Bealamore [?]
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 9 Car.1
1659
Bellamore
Cen.
c.1660
Bellamore
BSD Leathanach: 161
1724
Bellamore
CGn. Leathanach: 45.39.27616
1813
Ballymore
Edgeworth
1836
Ballymore
BS:AL
1836
Bealamore
Inq. J I:AL
1836
Baile Mor, “Big town”
OD:AL
1836
beul aith moir or optium vadi magni
iomlán scriosta
OD scriosta:AL
1836
baile
pl:AL
1836
...contains several villages viz. Ardoloigh: Lower Ballymor: Upper and Lower Ballynamona and Mullagh...
Desc. Rem.:AL
1836
Ballymore
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1836
Ballymore
Greville Maps:AL
1908
Baile Mór, “large town”
MacGivney Leathanach: 43
2007
baləˈmoːr
Áit.

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