BROWSE
townland
Baile an tSrutháin
genitive: Bhaile an tSrutháin
(Irish)
Ballintrofaun
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

54.0393, -8.54005latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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Nóta
1617
Ballyntrowhan
CPR Leathanach: 332a
1633‒6
Balinitroan
Rentals: Wood-Martin II Leathanach: 175
1641
Ballintrohan
Wood-Martin Leathanach: ii 194
1655‒7
Ballentroghan (pt)
DS
1659
Ballintrohan
Cen. Leathanach: 601
1660c
Ballentrohane
BSD Leathanach: 124
1685c
B:rohan
Hib. Del.
1732
Ballintrovan
CGn. Leathanach: 71.282.50749
1819
Ballintrifaune
Larkin (Sl)
1834
Ballintruffane
TAB
1836
Baile an t-srutháin, 'town of the streamlet'
"th pronounced like F" [dúch]; "sruth is pronounced sruff" [dúch]; "Taylor pronounces th as th or h" [dúch];
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl040,9
1836
Baile an tsrutháin
"th pronounced like ph - sruff is their pron of sruth" [pl];
pl:AL Leathanach: Sl040,9
1836
Ballintrofane
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl040,9
1836
Ballintrufanne
CM:AL Leathanach: Sl040,9
1836
Ballantrufane
Killavill Map 1826:AL Leathanach: Sl040,9
1836
Ballintruphane
"the town of streams or rivulets" [dúch];
Garrett, Rev.:AL Leathanach: Sl040,9
1836
Ballintrofaun
"Ballintroane in Ulster" [dúch];
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl040,9
1836
Ballentrohane
DS:AL Leathanach: Sl040,9
1836
Ballentroghane
DS:AL Leathanach: Sl040,9
1836
Ballintrufanne
Map of Co. Sligo:AL
1836
Ballintrofane ... is explained by the people as signifying Town of the Little Stream. Srufán is their pronunciation of Sruthán, and Sruf of Sruth. Some however, pronounce th in these cases like h.
OD:AL
2008
Baile an tSrutháin
Ó Muraíle

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