Baile an Mhóta/Ballymote

OpenStreetMap OSI Irish OSI English OSI Digital Globe BROWSE

Hierarchy

Baile an Mhóta

genitive: Bhaile an Mhóta

validated name (What is this?)

(Irish)

Ballymote

(English)

Capitalise

Glossary

baile

English townland, town, homestead

móta

English moat, earthen embankment

Hierarchy

county

Sligeach/Sligo

barony

An Corann/Corran

civil parish

Imleach Fhada/Emlaghfad

Centrepoint

54.087, -8.51479latitude, longitude

Irish Grid (with letter)

Computing...

Irish Grid (without letter)

Computing...

Irish Transverse Mercator (ITM)

Computing...

Properties

POThere is or was once a post office here

Archival records

Historical references

1836	Ballymote	BS:AL Leathanach: Sl020,12 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Ballymoat	CM:AL Leathanach: Sl020,12 Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1836	Ballymote	Garrett, Rev.:AL Leathanach: Sl020,12 Garrett, Rev.:AL
1836	Baile Mhóta "There was an old moat where the castle now stands - none of it is to be seen now" [dúch];	dúch:AL Leathanach: Sl020,12 Foirm Ghaeilge (go hiondúil) nó nóta i ndúch, nach léir cé a scríobh
1836	Baile Mhúta "was old mote where castle now stands - none to be seen" [pl];	Glanta:AL Leathanach: Sl020,12 Nóta i bpeann luaidhe san AL, é glanta ach é (nó cuid de) inléite mar sin féin/Note in pencil in AL, erased, but legible, or partially so. Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1836	Bally-mote "Pronounced Bally-mote" [dúch];	pron.:AL Leathanach: Sl020,12 Pronunciation in AL Bliain: 1830-40
1836	Ballymote	O'Kane, Rev. P.:AL Leathanach: Sl020,12 O'Kane, Rev. P.:AL
1836	Ballymote	Old Map 1782:AL Leathanach: Sl020,12 Old Map 1782:AL
1836	Ballymoat	OD:AL Leathanach: Sl020,12 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
1836	Ballymote	OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: Sl020,12 Seán Ó Donnabháin, ceartúchán in AL/ John O'Donovan, correction in AL
1836	Ballymote	GJP 1835:AL Leathanach: Sl020,12 Grand Jury Presentments 1835 ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook
1836	Bail' an Mhóta, 'town of the moat' ["an ootha (quasi)" [dúch] os cionn "an Mhóta"];	OD:AL Leathanach: Sl020,12 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

Please note: Some of the documentation from the archives of the Placenames Branch is available here. It indicates the range of research contributions undertaken by the Branch on this placename over the years. It may not constitute a complete record, and evidence may not be sequenced on the basis of validity. It is on this basis that this material is made available to the public.

Archival and research material provided on this site may be used, subject to acknowledgement. Issues regarding republication or other permissions or copyright should be addressed to logainm@dcu.ie.