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Baile an Gharraí

genitive: Bhaile an Gharraí

validated name

(Irish)

Ballingarry

(English)

Glossary

baile townland, town, homestead

garraí garden, court

Glossary of words commonly found in Irish placenames »

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the town of the garden
Iasacht sa Ghaeilge is ea garraí (< garrdha roimh caighdeánú) (féach garðr sa tSean-Lochlainnis, garth etc., sa Bhéarla). Féach na tagairtí luatha 'Garth' agus 'Garthe' in Papal Taxations (1302, 1306)
English

the town of the garden
The word garraí < garrdha was loaned into Irish (cf. garðr in Old Norse, garth etc., in English). Compare the early references 'Garth' and 'Garthe' in Papal Taxations (1302, 1306)

Archival records

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