BROWSE
townland
Baile Lá
genitive: Bhaile Lá
(Irish)
Ballyla
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

52.3715, -6.42742latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Clylon
F 361 (294). Pardon to Alexander Roche, of Ballytarsan in the Roche lande ; Nicholas Kode, of Castelltown Carne ; Robert Roche, of Drenarge, in. the parish of Kilkevan : Henry, son f John fyne Roche, of Kylparicke ; Edmund O'Bowyll, son of Patrick m'Donnoghe, of Killm'thomas Roche ; Richard and Jan es O'Dowyll, sons of said Patrick ; Richard Hore, son of Nicholas fyn Hore, of Davyston ; Maurice Karraghe O'Moroghe, son of Terence Karraghe O'Moroghe, of Bolemoroe ; Edmund O'Moroghe, son of Edmund duffe, of Takyllynns ; Nicholas Synott, of Farellston, gent. ; Richard Synott, son of Walter ; ***Harvy Synott, of Clylon, kern ; John Hortyhern, horseman : and John Kerohan, kern.—4 August, iii. (Cal. P.R., p. 180, art. 69.)
F
1561
Balyla in Cleyland
Hore Imleabhar: V, Leathanach: 172
1562
Ballila (in the Cleyland)
F Alt: 417
1617
Ballila
Inq. Lag. Alt: 14
1654
Ballyla, Ballila
CS (LG) Leathanach: 116
1659
Ballilagh
Cen. Leathanach: 544
1660
Ballylagh
BSD (LG) Leathanach: 36
1667
Ballylogh als Ballagh (Albemarle)
ASE Leathanach: 144
1840
Baile Lá 'town of the hill lagh: 'see Ballinlaw, Co. Kilkenny'
OD:AL
1840
Ballyla
BS:AL
1840
Ballylagh
Armstrong, W.:AL (LG) Ard Cholaim

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