BROWSE
townland
Baile Maí Drochta
genitive: Bhaile Maí Drochta
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballymadrough
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

53.4728, -6.18981latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1299
Balymadrocht
CJR Leathanach: I 262
1305
Balymadrought
CJR Leathanach: II 161
1305
Balymadrought
CJR Leathanach: II 75
1306
Balymcdrougth
CJR Leathanach: II 197
1532c
Ballymadroit
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 287
1532c
Balmadroght
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 295
1547
Balmadroght
HSP Leathanach: 50
1554
Balmadroght
F Leathanach: 54
1560
Balmadroght
F Leathanach: 203
1570
Balmadroght
F Leathanach: 1582
1605
Ballinadroght
CPR Leathanach: 59
1610
Balmadroght
CPR Leathanach: 176
1611
Ballmadroght
CPR Leathanach: 188
1632
Ballinadrought
Inq. Leathanach: 31 C I
1655
Ballmadrought
CS VII Leathanach: l09
1657
Balmadrought
DS
1659
Balmadraught
Cen. Leathanach: 383
1664
Ballmadrogh
HMR (BÁC) Leathanach: 406
1685
B:madrogh
Hib. Del.
1760
Ballmadraught
Rocque
1836
baile maighe drúchta,'town of the plain of the dew'
OD:AL
1836
Ballymadrough
P.P.:AL
1836
Ballymadrought
TAB:AL
1955c
bali məˈdrɑx
Áit.

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