BROWSE
townland
An Bhuaile Bhán
genitive: na Buaile Báine
(Irish)
Boolabaun
(English)

Glossary

English white; lea-ground, grassy
buaile, buailidh
English cattle-fold, summer-pasture

Centrepoint

52.47, -6.65745latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1617
Bolybane, Whiteboly
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 16 JI
1617
Whiteboly
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 18 JI
1618
Whiteboly
CPR Leathanach: 357
1629
Whitesboly
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 33 CI
1654
Ballibane
DS
1654
Ballybane
CS (LG) Leathanach: 216
1654
Bollibane
CS (LG) Leathanach: 218
1660c
Ballybane
(Pierce Butler)
BSD (LG) Leathanach: 33
1666
Ballybane
ASE Leathanach: 119
1668
Ballybane
ASE Leathanach: 177
1685
Balliban
Hib. Del.
1816
Boolabawn
Gill (Wexford)
1840
Ballybane
Hinson:AL (LG)
1840
Ballybawn
Murphy, E.:AL (LG) Ros Droichid
1840
Bolabawn
Reg. Notice:AL (LG)
1840
Boolabawn
CM:AL
1840
Buaile Bán 'white booley, or dairy'
OD:AL

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