BROWSE
townland
An Baile Beag
genitive: An Bhaile Bhig
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballybeg
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
beag, big
English small

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the small town
    Baile Beag Mhóicléir, 'the small town of Móicléir (sloinne < Malclerk na nAngla-Normannach)', an fhoirm den logainm atá le feiscint sa Civil Survey (1654c).
    Cf. ainm an bhaile fearainn teorannaigh Baile an Mhóicléaraigh, par. Chill Cholmáin, b. an Treana Mheánaigh

  • English

    the small town
    The form of the placename seen in the Civil Survey (1654c) is Baile Beag Mhóicléir, 'the small town of Móicléir (surname < Anglo-Norman Malclerk)'.
    Cf. the name of the adjacent townland Baile an Mhóicléaraigh/Mocklerstown, par. Colman, b. Middlethird

Centrepoint

52.4237, -7.75559latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

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Nóta: cf Mocklerstown S.O. (79, bar. I) teorainneach le Ballybeg
Nóta
1654
Ballybegg Mocler
CS I Leathanach: 314
1654
Ballybegmocler
CS I Leathanach: 313
1654
Ballymocler
CS I Leathanach: 313
c.1660
Nallibeg
BSD (TÁ) Leathanach: 134
1668
Ballybegg
ASE Leathanach: 157 §23
1732
Ballybeg
CGn. Leathanach: 68.259.47947
1840
Ballybeg
AL
1840
Baile Beg
OC:AL
1840
baile beag
pl:AL
1989
ˌbaliːˈbeg
Áit.
1989
ˌbaləˈbeg
Áit.

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