BROWSE
civil parishtownland
Baile Uí Chéin
genitive: Bhaile Uí Chéin
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballykean
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
Ó, Uí

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town of Ó Céin
    Ó Céin — sloinne

  • English

    the town of Ó Céin
    Ó Céin — surname

Centrepoint

53.2231, -7.26442latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1549
Ballykene
Carrigan MS
1550
Ballykene
Offaly Survey
1551
Ballykeyn
F Leathanach: 693
1552
Ballykene
F Leathanach: 1143
1552
Ballykenne
F Leathanach: 1072
1563c
Balighene
Cotton Map
1564
Ballyighen
F Leathanach: 596
1564
Kyllokene
F Leathanach: 596
1566
Balligheane
F Leathanach: 910
1566
Balligheane
F Leathanach: 910
1569
Ballykeyme
F Leathanach: 1398
1570
Balleighen
F Leathanach: 1654
1582
Ballekeane
ex AL
Mon. Hib. Leathanach: 806
1582
Ballykene
Mon. Hib. Leathanach: 807
1617
Ballieghan
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 12 J I
1618
Balleighin
CPR Leathanach: 390
1655-1657
Ballikeane
DS
1655
Ballikeane
Reeves
DS (P)
1659
Ballykean
Cen. Leathanach: 435
1659
Ballykean
Cen. Leathanach: 439
1660c
Ballikeene
BSD (UF) Leathanach: 21
1666
Killockeene alias Ballykean alias Keannesbury
ASE Leathanach: 84
1685
Ballikean
Hib. Del.
1837
Balleekene, Ballekene
Archdall:AL
1837
Ballykean
BS:AL
1837
Ballikeene
DS:AL
1837
Baile Uí Chéin
OD:AL

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