BROWSE
townland
Baile Uí Gheirín
genitive: Bhaile Uí Gheirín
(Irish)
Ballygirreen
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
Ó, Uí

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town of Ó Geirín
    Ó Geirín — sloinne

  • English

    the town of Ó Geirín
    Ó Geirín — surname

Centrepoint

52.7759, -8.94021latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1582
Ballygerin
Inq.(Cl) Leathanach: 1.12
1582
Ballygerin
Inchiquin Leathanach: 279
1586
Ballygerryne
Inq.(Ga) Leathanach: 1.64
1599
Ballygeraine
Inchiquin Leathanach: 296
1599
Ballygeraine or Ballygeryn
F Leathanach: 6310
1601
Ballygeirrine
Inchiquin Leathanach: 300
1624
Ballygirrin
Inq.(Cl) Leathanach: 2.46
c.1655
Baligar
DS
1659
Ballygerrin
Cen. Leathanach: 166
c.1660
Ballygarrin
BSD (Cl) Leathanach: 156
1670
Ballygyrreene
Inchiquin Leathanach: 370
1679
Ballygereene
Inchiquin Leathanach: 382
1680
Ballygirrine
Inchiquin Leathanach: 454
1727
Ballygerrin
CGn. Leathanach: 54.316.35895
1727
Ballygarreen, Ballygirreen
CGn. Leathanach: 55.104.36094
1763
Ballygerran
Inchiquin Leathanach: 188
1773
Ballygorreen
Inchiquin Leathanach: 217
1775
Ballygereen
Inchiquin Leathanach: 422
1787
Ballygreen
Pelham (Cl)
1827
Ballygreen
Inchiquin Leathanach: 619
1839
Ballygreen
AL
1839
baile uí ghirín
OD:AL
1839
baile uí ghirín
pl:AL

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