BROWSE
townland
An Bhuaile Bheag
genitive: na Buaile Bige
(Irish)
Boleybeg
(English)

Glossary

beag, big
English small
buaile, buailidh
English cattle-fold, summer-pasture

Centrepoint

53.6961, -9.09643latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1605
Leighcarrownabollybeggy
CPR Leathanach: 64
1618
Ballybegg
CPR Leathanach: 372
1635
Bolybegg, qr of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 115V
1635
Bollybegg, 1 qr of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 130V
1635
Lecarrowbolybegg, ½ qr in
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 136V
1661
Ballibegg [two] ½ qrs.
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 69
1670
Boulybegg
ASE Leathanach: 226a
1710c
Banlybeg
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 138a
1787
Ballybegg
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.70, 511
1830
Boulybeg
Bald
1838
Boolabeg
BS:AL Leathanach: ME135,4
1838
Boolabeg
Letter Info:AL Leathanach: ME135,4
1838
Bollybeg
Strafford:AL Leathanach: ME135,4
1838
Buaile bheag, 'little Booley or dairy place'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME135,4
1838
Buaile beag
pl:AL Leathanach: ME135,4
1838
Boleybeg
OD:AL Leathanach: ME135,4
1838
Boolybeg
OC:AL Leathanach: ME135,4
1838
[Boolybeg]
"…there is a trigonometrical station in S. end also called 'Hollybrook' and another in N. End called 'Loughdeen'…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME135,4

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