BROWSE
townland
Béal Átha na Scarbhach
genitive: Bhéal Átha na Scarbhach
(Irish)
Bellanascarva
(English)

Glossary

English ford
English opening, approach, mouth

Centrepoint

54.1186, -8.38805latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Bellanascarva
Bellanascarrow and Bellanascarva in Sligo; beal-atha-na-scairbhe [-scarva], mouth of the scarrif or shallow ford. See vol. i. p. 360.
Joyce Leathanach: 137, Imleabhar: III
Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
1603
Ballinescarragh
CPR Leathanach: 23a
1749
Ballinascark [sic?]
Cen. of Elphin Leathanach: 482
1749
Ballinscarra
Cen. of Elphin Leathanach: 482
1782
Ballynaskarvagh
LN Leathanach: 21 F 2
1819
Ballmascarrow [leg. Ballinascarrow]
Larkin (Sl)
1824
Ballinascanagh [leg. Ballinascaragh]
TAB
1827
Ballinascarrow
LN Leathanach: 21 F 2
1836
Beul Atha na Sgarbhach, 'mouth of the shallow ford'
pron.:AL Leathanach: Sl029,9
1836
Bellanascarva
"from a scarv on a river here" [OD];
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl029,9
1836
Ballynascarragh
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl029,9
1836
Ballinascarrow
Larkin Map:AL Leathanach: Sl029,9
1836
Beul Atha na Scarbhach
pl:AL Leathanach: Sl029,9
1836
[Bellanascarva]
"there are two ancient forts in this townland. Also a corn mill in the E. side...There is a bridge on its N. boundary called Ballynascarragh Br" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Sl029,9
1836
Ballinascarrow
Larkin (Sl):AL
1938
Béal Átha na sgarbac
Elphin PN
2010
[belnə ˈskarə] [balnə ˈskarə]
Áit.

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