BROWSE
townland
Baile Uí Laoire
genitive: Bhaile Uí Laoire
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballyleary
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
Ó, Uí

Centrepoint

51.8659, -8.31172latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1313
Balyleghiry
PRC Leathanach: iii, 161
1624
Ballyleary
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: 239
1624
Ballyleary
CPR Leathanach: 585
1655
Ballyleary
DS (P)
1659
Ballylearie
Cen. Leathanach: 237
1660c
Ballyleary
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 37
1685
B:leary
Hib. Del.
1703
Ballynealagha
Trustees Leathanach: 356
1811
Ballyleary
Bath
1841
Ballyleary
O'Sullivan, Rev. P.:AL Leathanach: Co101,31
1841
Ballyleary
OD:AL Leathanach: Co101,31
1841
Ballyleary
BS:AL Leathanach: Co101,31
1841
Ballyleary
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: Co101,31
1841
[Ballyleary]
"There is a hill in the west side of townland called 'Carrigalow Hill,' on the East side of hill is a well called 'Sundays Well,' so called from the inhabitants visiting the well on Easter Sunday for the cure of sore eyes…'Ballyleary Stream'…there is a ferry opposite the village called 'The West Ferry' communicating betwenn Passage and the Big Islands..."䈀污祬潮ࡡ
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Co101,31
1841
Ballyleary
Ronague, J.:AL Leathanach: Co101,31
1841
Ballyleary
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Co101,31
1841y
Baile Uí Laeghaire, 'O'Leary's town'
OD:AL Leathanach: Co101,31
1841x
Baile Ui Laoghaire
OC:AL Leathanach: Co101,31
1918
Baile Uí Laoghaire
PRIA 34 C 9 Leathanach: 221

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