BROWSE
Béal Átha hÉis
genitive: Bhéal Átha hÉis
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballyhaise
(English)

Glossary

English ford
English opening, approach, mouth

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the ford-mouth of —
    Tá roinnt focal ar féidir a bheith i gceist i ndeireadh an ainm seo; pléitear an fhianaise in Dinnseanchas 4, lch.49

  • English

    the ford-mouth of —
    There are a number of possibilities as to what the last word is; the evidence is discussed in Dinnseanchas 4, p.49

Centrepoint

54.0439, -7.32066latitude, longitude
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Properties

POThere is or was once a post office here

Archival records

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Historical references

1642
parish of Ballyheyes
Dep. 1641 Alt: MS 833, Fol. 1v
1642
Bellyhase
Dep. 1641 Alt: MS 833, Fol. 6r
1836
Beal atha Hayes, 'Hayes ford-mouth'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca012,63
1836
Ballyhaise
Humphrey, W.:AL Leathanach: Ca012,63
1836
Ballyhaise
Post Mark:AL Leathanach: Ca012,63
1836
Ballyhaise Town
Popular Name:AL Leathanach: Ca012,63
1836
Ballyhays
T&S:AL Leathanach: Ca012,63
1836
Ballyhays
Wilson Bk. of Rds:AL Leathanach: Ca012,63
1836
Ballyhays
Carey Map:AL Leathanach: Ca012,63
1836
Ballyhays
Arrowsmith:AL Leathanach: Ca012,63
1836
Ballyhaise
HCER 1826:AL Leathanach: Ca012,63
1836
Ballyhaies
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca012,63
1836
Ballyhayes
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca012,63
1836
Ballyhayes
Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: Ca012,63
1836
Ballyhaise
"Ballyhaise it must be" [dúch dearg];
dúch dearg:AL Leathanach: Ca012,63
1836
Ballyhays
"A man named Hays lived N.E. by N. of the Bridge of Ballyhays" [pl];
pl:AL Leathanach: Ca012,63
1836
Ballyhayes
"It might have been better Ballyhayes" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca012,63
1836
Ballyhays
"We have engraved this Ballyhays on the Monaghan [....] to Roads - seeing so many authorities in its favor - had it not better be the adopted orthography" [pl];
pl:AL Leathanach: Ca012,63

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