Baile na Móna/Ballynamona

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townland

Baile na Móna

genitive: Bhaile na Móna

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(Irish)

Ballynamona

(English)

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baile

English townland, town, homestead

móin, mónaidh

English bogland

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Maigh Eo/Mayo

barony

Gaileanga/Gallen

civil parish

Cill Liadáin/Killedan

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53.8681, -8.95937latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1737	Ballynamonagh, land of	CGn. Imleabhar: 86.449.61229 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1838	Baile na mona	pl:AL Leathanach: ME101,11 Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1838	Ballinamona	OC:AL Leathanach: ME101,11 Leagan Gaeilge nó Béarla a scríobh Tomás Ó Conchúir in AL/Irish or English form written by Thomas O'Conor in AL Bliain: 1838
1838	Ballynamona	OD:AL Leathanach: ME101,11 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1838	[Ballynamona] "…2 forts in this townland."	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME101,11 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1838	Ballynamona	Durkan, Rev. B. :AL Leathanach: ME101,11 Durkan, Rev. B. :AL
1838	Baile na móna, 'town of the bog'	OD:AL Leathanach: ME101,11 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1838	Ballynamona	BS:AL Leathanach: ME101,11 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1937-38	Cleragh Cleragh (Cloichrigh) is a very big village. Cleragh is divided into many parts namely Ballinamona, Mullach ... Ballinamona is a village near the bog.	BNS Imleabhar: 119, Leathanach: 361, 363 Bailúchan na Scol. LSS i gCnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann. Cf www.duchas.ie
1937-38	Clerhy The townland is called Clerhy (Cloirigh) meaning the stony place. Certainly it is stony enough. There are five sections - Clery, Ballinamona, Mullagh, Derrybeg and Tooratslieve. Ballinamona (Baile na Móna) is so called from the bog in it.	BNS Imleabhar: 119, Leathanach: 427 Bailúchan na Scol. LSS i gCnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann. Cf www.duchas.ie

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