BROWSE
townland
Baile Ó gComháin
genitive: Bhaile Ó gComháin
(Irish)
Ballygowan
(English)

Glossary

English ford
English townland, town, homestead
Ó, Uí

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

electoral division

Centrepoint

54.197, -9.27762latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1578
mBaile Ó gComháin, a
Sen. Búrc. Leathanach: §20
1607
(?)Ballyogourie
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.25
1625
Ballagone
William mc Edmond Roe o Kelly
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 138
1625 - 1631
Ballygone
Gilleboy mc Everryn
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 144
1635
3 half cartrons of Ballagone in the qr of Raballevadane
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 221
1655-7
part of Balligoan
DS
1657c
Ballygowan
DS Leathanach: 224; Innéacs 208
1660c
Ballygoan
Miles Ld Viscount Bourke of Mayo- Lord Visct. Mayo
BSD Leathanach: 182 [256]
1660c
Ballygoane
Gillieboy Mc Nerriny - Remigeus Birmingham
BSD Leathanach: 183 [256]
1660c
Ballygoene
Walter mc Edmond Roe Kelly- John Garner
BSD Leathanach: 183 [256]
1661
Ballygoan 4 Qrs.... Ballygoane ⅔ Qr. [containing] Raballvadine ... Carrownorah and Cloonsker ... Ballygoene
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 182-183
1666
Ballygowran
ASE Leathanach: 68
1666
Ballygowran 1 qr.
ASE Leathanach: 68
1670
Ballygonna als. Ballygowan
ASE Leathanach: 221
1671
Balligowne
Palmer Est. Leathanach: 1174/1/2/3
1680
Ballygowne
ASE Leathanach: 268
1681
Ballygowen
ASE Leathanach: 272
1681
Ballygowen
ASE Leathanach: 272
1685
B:goan
Hib. Del.
1686
Ballygowen
Palmer Est. Leathanach: 1174/1/2/8
1692
Ballygone
Arran Lease Leathanach: 2, 1 §2
1710c
Ballygonna als Ballygower
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 1
1710c
Ballygowan
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 26b
1710c
Ballygowran 1 qr
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 6a
1713
Ballygoane
Palmer Newcomen:
CGn. Leathanach: 12.234.4879
1713
Ballygoane
CGn. Imleabhar: 12.234.4879
1718
Ballagone
CGn. Imleabhar: 22.338.12198
1725
Ballagone, Knockanetimple &
CGn. Imleabhar: 46.389.29042
1725
Ballygoane
Palmer Est. Leathanach: 1174/1/3/3
1730
Ballygowan als Ballygone 1 qr
CGn. Imleabhar: 67.104.45461
1730
Ballygowane
CGn. Imleabhar: 67.104.45461
1747
Ballagoane and Magherbrack
CGn. Imleabhar: 123.531.86019
1770
Ballagoane
CGn. Imleabhar: 280.197.181338
1772
Ballygowan
CGn. Imleabhar: 290.374.192639
1787
Ballygonnan als Ballygowen
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.69, 1
1787
Ballygowan
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.69, 9
1787
Ballygown
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.69, 28
1828
Smithstown
Handy-Crookshank
CGn. Leathanach: 837.105.562243
1829
Ballygoan
TAB Leathanach: 8
1830
Ballagowen
Bald
1838
Ballygowan
BS:AL Leathanach: ME131,9
1838
Ballygownane
Bar. Surv. 1769 : AL Leathanach: ME131,9
1838
Ballygowan
Query Bk.:AL (ME) Leathanach: ME131,9
1838
Ballygowne
HCSV:AL Leathanach: ME131,9
1838
Ballygoan
Nolan, P.:AL Leathanach: ME131,9
1838
Ballygoan, Balligowan
DS:AL Leathanach: ME131,9
1838
Ballagone
Strafford:AL Leathanach: ME131,9
1838
Baile atha gabhan, 'goan'
pl:AL Leathanach: ME131,9
1838
Baile atha gabhan, 'town of the smith's ford'
pl:AL Leathanach: ME131,9
1838
Ballygowan
OC:AL Leathanach: ME131,9
1838
Ballygone
Cess Bk:AL Leathanach: ME131,9
1838
Ballygowan
Atkinson, J.:AL (DG) Leathanach: ME131,9
1838
Ballagowen
Bald:AL Leathanach: ME131,9

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