BROWSE
townland
An Bhuaile Bhuí
genitive: na Buaile Buí
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballyboy
(English)

Glossary

buaile, buailidh
English cattle-fold, summer-pasture
English yellow

Centrepoint

52.9668, -6.36018latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1596
Boylie Boye
Cal. Carew
1633
Balleboy
Inq. Lag.
1660c
Bolliboy
BSD (CM)
1668
Ballyboy
HMR (CM)
1760
B:Boye
Nevill 1760
1766c
Ballyboy
Three 18th cent. surveys: Wicklow
1822
Ballyboy
GJR 1821-23 (CM)
1825
Ballyboy
TAB
1839
B. boy
Allen Nevill Map:AL (CM) Leathanach: CM062,15
1839
Ballyboy
BS:AL Leathanach: CM062,15
1839
[Ballyboy]
"…in the N. E. corner, there are the ruins of a house called 'Crutchlys Ruins'…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: CM062,15
1839
Ballyboy
Fagan, W.B.:AL Leathanach (AL): CM062,15
1839
Ballyboy
Guinness:AL Leathanach (AL): CM062,15
1839
Balleboy
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: CM062,15
1839
Ballyboy
OD:AL Leathanach: CM062,15
1839
Baile buidhe, 'yellow town'
OD:AL Leathanach: CM062,15
1839
Baile bhuidhe
pl:AL Leathanach: CM062,15
1839
Ballyboy
Smyth, J.:AL (CM) Leathanach (AL): CM062,15

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