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Baile Uí Laigheanáin
genitive: Bhaile Uí Laigheanáin
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballylynan
(English)

Other names

Ballylinan
local name (What is this?)
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
Ó, Uí

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town of Ó Laigheanáin
    Ó Laigheanáin — sloinne

    Tá baint ag an sloinne Ó Laigheanáin le deisceart Laighean (cf. Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall 579).

    Mionainmneacha ar an léarscáil:

    1. I dtuaisceart an bhaile fearainn tá Coolihorrigawn SO < Cúil Uí Chorragáin (?) “the corner, nook of Ó Corragáin (sloinne)”.
    2. Is cosúil gur Séideog “windy place” is bunús leis an mionainm Shadeoge Cross Roads SO ar imeall thoir theas an bhaile fearainn (cf. bf Carraig Shéideog (#39413) i Muineachán agus na mionainmneacha Uaich na Séideog (#1399739) agus Poll na Séideog (#1396888) i Maigh Eo).

    Tá seanteampall Bhaile Uí Laigheanáin suite in oirthear bf An Ráithín (#28137).

Centrepoint

52.9435, -7.04385latitude, longitude
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Properties

POThere is or was once a post office here

Archival records

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Historical references

1302-6
Balylenan
Pap. Tax. Leathanach: 250
1549
Ballylyon
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 65
1549
Ballylyan
F Leathanach: 407
1551
Ballylyan
F Leathanach: 697
1563
Ballelynan
F Leathanach: 507
1601
Ballelilan
F Leathanach: 6578
1601
Ballililan
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 9 Eliz.
1612
Balleylan
CPR Leathanach: 234
1659
Ballylynan
Cen. Leathanach: 501
1660c
Ballelinan
BSD (La) Leathanach: 110
2006
baliˑˈləinin
Áit.
2006
baliˑˈləinən
Áit.

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