BROWSE
townland
An Baile Beag
genitive: an Bhaile Bhig
(Irish)
Ballybeg
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
beag, big
English small

Centrepoint

52.2475, -6.45303latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1332
Balybeg
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 69
1576
Peter boy Powere steals cattle at Ballybeg, the goods and chattels of Ric. Powere of the same
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 85
1608
Ballebeg (Paule Ketinge)
Descr. Forth Leathanach: 97
1659
Bally begg
Cen. Leathanach: 534
1660c
Ballybegg (Rowland Scurlocke)
BSD (LG) Imleabhar: (CS IX), Leathanach: 77 (302)
1677
Ballybegg (Will. Ivory)
ASE Leathanach: 96
1677
Lynchestowne
ASE Leathanach: 96
1685c
Ballibeg
Hib. Del.
1830c
Ballybeg
TAB Leathanach: 5
1840
An baile beag, 'the little town'
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 8
1840
Ballybeg
Armstrong, W.:AL (LG) An Baile Mór
1840
Ballybeg
BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 8
1840
Ballybeg
Elrington, Rev. Dr:AL (LG) An Baile Mór
1840
Ballybeg
GJP:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 8
1840
Ballybegg
DS:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 8

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