BROWSE
townland
Baile Anraí
genitive: Bhaile Anraí
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Balheary
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

53.4824, -6.2331latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1256
Balharrie
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 118
1530c
Balhary
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 178
1547
Balhary
F Leathanach: 67
1547
Balhare
HSP Leathanach: 50
1554
Belhare
F Leathanach: 54
1624
Ballyharrie
CPR Leathanach: 572
1624
Balhare
CPR Leathanach: 581
1624
Ballihare
CPR Leathanach: 581
1655
Balhary
CS VII Leathanach: 96
1657
Balhaire
DS
1657
Balhary
DS (s) (BÁC)
1659
Balhary
Cen. Leathanach: 383
1664
Ballhary
HMR (BÁC) Leathanach: 416
1670c
Batharie
BSD (BÁC) Leathanach: 6
1683
Balhare
Hib. Del.
1760
Ballyhara
Rocque
1836
Hallharey
1698
Lease:AL
1836
Balhary
1719
Lease:AL
1840
Moladh Baile Háraí 'Harry was the regular pronunciation of Henry in the Middle Ages but is rarely found in the documents where the name is usually in the Latin form Henricus' Reaney 155 '[Henry] One of the most populat Norman names. The English form was Herry or Harry' Reaney 161 Nóta: John Herre CJR 313 (1300)
Nóta
1840
baile Uí Eaghra, O Heary's town
OD:AL
1990c
bal'hi:ri bal'he:ri
Áit.

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