Baile Chruaich/Ballycroy

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Hierarchy

population centre

Baile Chruaich

genitive: Bhaile Chruaich

validated name (What is this?)

(Irish)

Ballycroy

(English)

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Glossary

baile

English townland, town, homestead

Hierarchy

county

Maigh Eo/Mayo

barony

Iorras/Erris

electoral division

Baile Chruaich Theas/Ballycroy South

civil parish

Cill Chomáin/Kilcommon

townland

An Gort Breac Theas/Gortbrack South

Talach/Tallagh

Centrepoint

54.0344, -9.81646latitude, longitude

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Properties

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Archival records

Historical references

1574	[Ballycroy], William Burke MacMoyler of	Div. Conn. Leathanach: 349 Division of Connaught into Counties and Baronies, with notes of Chief Countries and Special Castles [1570],
1576	Ballychrowhe	COD Imleabhar: v 274 §285 Calendar of Ormond Deeds I-VI, ed. Curtis (1932-43). BÁC. Bliain: 1172-1603
1584	ballecroy	Browne’s Map Leathanach: 2 A Plat[e] of the County Mayo by Jean Baptiste..., 1590, from a design by John Browne Nóta: LN 16 B 15(1)
1585	Ballicroy belonging to the Earle of Ormond, 4 qrs in	CBC Leathanach: 96 The Compossicion Booke of Conought (ed. Freeman,1936) Bliain foilsithe: 1585
1585	Ballicroy 1 qr	CBC Leathanach: 96 The Compossicion Booke of Conought (ed. Freeman,1936) Bliain foilsithe: 1585
1585	(?)Ballicroen, Rickard oge mc Tomine of	CBC Leathanach: 100 The Compossicion Booke of Conought (ed. Freeman,1936) Bliain foilsithe: 1585
1585	Ballecroy... 4 qrs... Ballecroy... one qr	CBC Leathanach: 102 The Compossicion Booke of Conought (ed. Freeman,1936) Bliain foilsithe: 1585
1586c	ballecroy	Sligo/Mayo Map Portion of Map 4 in Vol. 1 of the Irish Maps in the PRO Office, London... of the Counties of Sligo and Mayo..., dated 1586-7..., NLI 16 B 15(3) agus 16 L 5(32). Féach fosta Swift (1999) 40-1.
1593	Ballighrohy [sic]	F Leathanach: 5817 Calendar to Fiants of reign of Henry VIII. 1510-47...of Queen Elizabeth. 1558-1603'. In RDK (1875-90) Nóta eolais: Tagraítear d'uimhir ailt (ó am go chéile, nuair a théann an t-alt thar bhreis agus leathanach amháin, tagraítear d'alt agus do leathanach) / Reference to article number (occasionally, when the article extends over more than one page, the article and page number are given)., Áit foilsithe: London, Bliain foilsithe: 1875-90
1600c	b.croy	Conn. Map Connaught Map (NLI)
1612	The castle, bawn, town and lands of Ballycrohie, containing 4 qrs belonging to the castle called Dacharrowencaslane, viz. Murrevagh 1 qr., and Sraffarue and Litteragh 1 qr.	CPR Leathanach: 218 Calendar of Patent Rolls of James I Bliain: 1603–23, Pubref: BÁC, 1966, Teideal iomlán: Irish Patent Rolls of James I: Facsimile of the Irish Record Commission's Calendar prepared prior to 1830
1617	Ballycruohy... Caslane	Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.181 Ionchoisní Chontae Mhaigh Eo/Inquisitions County Mayo I - III.
1631	Ballycrohy (cas. & c.)… Castr. Ducharowencaslan… Murrevagh, Shraffarne, Litteragh…. B. de Irish	Inq.(ME) Leathanach: III.377 Ionchoisní Chontae Mhaigh Eo/Inquisitions County Mayo I - III.
1633	Ballycrohy (cas. & c)... 4 qrs [viz.] Lecharrowencaslan, Murrevagh, Sraffirne, Litteragh... B. de Errish	Inq.(ME) Leathanach: III.389 Ionchoisní Chontae Mhaigh Eo/Inquisitions County Mayo I - III.
1635	Ballycroigh, the Castle-town and lands of	Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §59 The Strafford Inquisition of County Mayo (RIA MS 24 E 15) Foilsitheoir: Irish Manuscripts Commission, Áit foilsithe: Dublin, Údar: William O’Sullivan , Bliain foilsithe: 1958
1685	Ballicroy	Hib. Del. Hiberniæ Delineatio, William Petty Bliain foilsithe: 1685, Bliain foilsithe: 1685, Foilsitheoir: Irish University Press (1969)
1691	Ballycroy	Morden Map The Kingdom of Ireland, Robert Morden, 1691. NLI 16 B 15(7).
1715c	Ballicroy	Overton & Morden “Ireland, printed by [John] Over[t]on and [William] Morden, London... inscribed to James, Duke of Ormaond...”, c.1715; NLI 16 L 10(4).
1830	Croy Lodge	Bald William Bald, A Map of the Maritime County of Mayo, in 25 sheets; surveyed between 1809 and 1817 and published in 1830 Bliain foilsithe: 1830
1834	Ballycroy, Kilcommon South or	TAB Leathanach: §2 Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1838	Ballycroy	Maj. Bingham : AL Major Bingham ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook
1838	Baile Cruaiche “town of the reek”	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838

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