BROWSE
townland
Oileán an Bhealaigh
genitive: Oileán an Bhealaigh
(Irish)
Ballagh
(English)

Glossary

English way, pass
English island

Centrepoint

52.1918, -6.50315latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1638
insula de le Ballagh
Inq. Lag. Alt: 131 Ch I
1641c
Island of Ballagh (Marcus Devereux)
Wexford Rebel List 1641 Leathanach: 41
1654
Ballagh
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 128
1654
Ballagh Iland (Nich. Whitty)
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 127
1654–6
part of Ballagh Iland (John Devorox)
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 130
1654–6
the Iland of Ballagh
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 128
1655c
Ballogh Island
DS Comp. (LG)
1655c
Callogh Iland
DS
1677
Ballagh-Island (Will. Ivory)
ASE Leathanach: 96
1683
Ballagh Island
Bayly Papers Leathanach: 103
1685
Balagh
Hib. Del.
1690c
Ballagh Island (John Ivory)
Quit Rent (LG) Leathanach: 34a
1717
Ballough Island (Ivory-Bunbury)
CGn. Imleabhar: 10, Leathanach: 426, Uimhir: 4033
1830c
Island of Ballagh
TAB Leathanach: 3
1840
Ballagh
BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 10
1840
Ballagh (Island of)
GJP:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 10
1840
Ballagh etc.
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 10
1840
Ballagh Island
Bar. Cons.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 10
1840
Ballagh Island
Hore, H.:AL (LG)
1840
Balough
King, Rev. R.:AL (LG) Teach Moshagard
1840
Bealach, 'a road or passage'
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 10
1840
Island of Ballagh
Old Leases:AL (LG) Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 10
1840
Island of Ballough
Glascott, J. :AL (LG) Teach Moshagard
2004
baləɣ ˈeilənd, ˈbaləɣ
Áit.

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