BROWSE
An Baile Beag
genitive: an Bhaile Bhig
(Irish)
Ballybeg
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
beag, big
English small

Centrepoint

53.6915, -6.82334latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1422
Litilton
Patent Roll 1 Henry VI <br> PARDON to Robert Savage, Adam Coke and Barnaby Nugent for all manner of intrusions [etc.] in Nugentestoun, Litilton, Baldewyneston, Athboy, Kells, Cokestoun near Randaghestoun and Randaghestoun, in co. Meath (Cal. ICR (chancery.tcd.ie))
Cal. ICR
1639
Littletone
Wil’ Hill de…
Inq.
1642
Ballibeg (Wm. Hill of ...)
fol. 164r <br> Nicholas Hudson Late of Hillsfaughan in the County of Meath yeoman an english protestant ... Sir William Hill of Ballibeg <br> fol. 164v <br> the Castle of the said Sir William Hill … to Allinstowne his howse … Nicholas Darcy of Plattin Esquire <br> fol. 165r <br> Patrick Cusack of Rahaldron in the County of Meath Esquire, and that xiiij of this deponents oxen were eaten by the Rebells in the Erle of ffingalls howse called Loghrammer Depositions MS 816, fols 164r-165v
Dep. 1641
1642
Ballabegge (Sir Wm. Hill of ...)
fol. 183r <br> … I Richard Reade of Little Aghgane in the parish of Rathboyne … Sir William Hill knighte and his tenant Donnogh Kellye … Sir William Hill of Ballabegge & Donnogh Kellye his tenant … Land in Little Athgane … Robert Balfe of Correstowne … Robert Oliver Plunkett of … Edmund Gowen of nere the hill of ffawghan husbandman Depositions MS 816, fols 183r-183v
Dep. 1641
1654
Ballybey
CS V
1654
Ballabeg
Sr William Hill Irish Papist. <br> Bounded on the north & west with Arthgaine on the east with Fenoxtown & on the South with Allenstowne. CS V 285
CS V
1655-7
Begstowne
DS
1655-7
Begstowne
Sr. Wm. Hill Ir: p:
DS (P, TCD)
1660c
Ballybegg
Sr. Wm. Hill. Ir. pa. 75.
BSD
1666
Ballybegg
22. Sir RICHARD INGOLDSBY knt. of the bath and Sir HENRY INGOLDSBY bart…Ciavaghtowne, Piercetowne, Corballis, Ballyboy, and Cookstowne, 913 a…Ballybegg, Fordstowne, and Curraghtowne, 711…Newtowne-Girlv, 426 a…part of Girly contiguous to Curraghtowne, 501 a…Valvenstowne, Corrstowne, Nugentstowne, and Little Arthgaine, 607 a…in Curraghtowne, 20 a…bar. Kells, co. Meath. ASE 60
ASE
1670
Ballybegg
9, Sir RICHARD and Sir HENRY INGOLDSBY…in Ballybegg, 17 a…bar. Navan ASE 224
ASE
1685c
Begstowne
Léirithe i bpar. 'Martery'.
Hib. Del.
1725
Ballybegg, Ballybeg
Ward- Pain. <br> Pain of Clangill … Clongill. <br> Henry Boodle of Balrisk, Rothwell of Berfertstowne … Town and Lands of Greenane … Moyogher, Ballybegg … Ballybeg … CGn. 282.35466
CGn.
1836
Ballybeg
BS:AL Leathanach: Mí028,23
1836
Ballybeg
HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí028,23
1836
Ballybegg
Larkin (Mí):AL Leathanach: Mí028,23
1836
Ballybegg
Agent & Cess Coll. (Dyas):AL Leathanach: Mí028,23
1836
Ballybeg
Local:AL Leathanach: Mí028,23
1836
Ballybegg
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: Mí028,23
1836
Begstowne
DS Map:AL Leathanach: Mí028,23
1836
Ballebegg
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Mí028,23
1836
Baile beag, 'little town'
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí028,23
1836
Baile beag
pl:AL Leathanach: Mí028,23
1836
Ballybeg
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí028,23

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