BROWSE
Baile an Sceilg
genitive: Bhaile an Sceilg
(Irish)
Ballinskelligs
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    Baile an Sceilg

    ‘the town(land) of An Sceilg’

    Tá roinnt mhaith leaganacha stairiúla den ainm cnuasaithe ag an mBrainse Logainmneacha, faoin iontráil seo agus faoin iontráil 'Sceilg Mhichíl' ar logainm.ie. Féach a raibh le rá ag ‘An Seabhac’ faoin ainm cuir i gcás ‘”Baile an Sceillig” adeir gach n-aon ach uair fánach chloisfá “‘Baile na Sceallag”’ ó dhuine eolasach’. Go deimhin níl ach corrshampla de Baile na Scealg faighte againne i scríbhinn – ‘Baile na Sgealg’ i mBailiúchan na Scol (1938; féach Dúchas.ie) cuir i gcás. Foirm ud ‘na Scealg’, is amhlaidh atá sé ag tagairt don dá charraig, Sceilg Mhichíl agus An Sceilg Bheag. Tá na tagairtí do Baile an Sceilg i bhfad níos líonmhaire ná Baile na Scealg: ‘a mBaile an Sgeilig’ i litir Ghaeilge a scríobh Iarla Dheasumhan dar data 1579 cuir i gcás, Baile ‘n Sgeilg i Leabhar Sheáin Uí Chonaill srl. Tá tagairtí do Sceilg Mhichíl ar marthain ó ré na Sean-Ghaeilge a thaispeánann go raibh an focal sceilg firinscneach ó bhunús: ‘Eitgal Sceiligg’ Annála Uladh bliain 824 cuir i gcás (.i. ginideach uathu), ‘in Scelic’ i bhFéilire Thamhlachta, c. 800 /830 (ginideach uathu, ‘an Sceilg’ a scríobhfaí sa Nua-Ghaeilge) srl. An-seans gur foirm reoite í Baile an Sceilg, mar féach go bhfuil na hainmneacha seo sa cheantar chomh maith a thaispeánn gur focal baininscneach é sceilg sa chaint, An Sceilg Bheag, Bior na Sceilge; Ina theannta sin, Cliathán na Sceilge a thug an t-údar Micheál Ua Ciarmhaic ó Uíbh Ráthach ar leabhar leis.

  • English

    Baile an Sceilg ‘the town(land) of An Sceilg’

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Historical references

1579
a mBaile an Sgeilig
JRSAI Leathanach: V 360
1596
the priory of Ballynskilligg
F Leathanach: 5988
1598
Ballinskellig, the Priory of
Clancarthy Surv. Leathanach: §118
1598
Bellinskellig, the Priory of
Clancarthy Surv. Leathanach: §118
1598
Ballinskellig
dhá fhoirgneamh eaglasta léirithe
Clancarthy Surv. Cairt: lsc. Yvragha
1601
Ballenskilligh
F Leathanach: 6576
1611
the priory of Ballineskillig
CPR Leathanach: 206a
1612
the abbey of Balleneskalleige
CPR Leathanach: 213b
1617
Ballinskillix
CPR Leathanach: 343a
1642
Ballenaskillick
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 253r
1642
Balleniskillick
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 253r
1643
Ballyneskellicks
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 284v
1654c.
Ballinskelliggs
CS X Leathanach: 85
1657
Balliniskellix Parish
DS
1659
Ballenskealigg
Cen. Leathanach: 258
1670
Ballineskellix
BSD (Ci) Leathanach: 36, 26
1686
Ballinskellix
ASE Leathanach: 279:28
1700c
Bhaile an Sceilg [g.]
"Ó Breillice, Cléireach Bhaile an Sceilg"
Ó Rathaille Leathanach: 296
1735
Ballynskelligg
CGn. Imleabhar: 81, Leathanach: 328, Uimhir: 57738
1756
Ballynaskelisk
CGn. Imleabhar: 178, Leathanach: 441, Uimhir: 119533
1756
B. na skeligs
Smith Hist. Kerry, map
1776
Balniskelliks
Mackenzie Leathanach: vIII
1777
Ballynskellix
"Segerson, Thomas, Ballynskellix"
Ardf. Wills Leathanach: 151
1800c
Baile na Scealg
Diar. na Bolg. Leathanach: 95
1825
Ballinskelligs
'... called Reen'
TAB Leathanach: 1
1841
Baile an sceilg, 'town of the sea-rock'
"Local Irish name." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci129,1
1841
Baile an sceilig
pl:AL Leathanach: Ci129,1
1841
Ballinskelligs
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci129,1
1841
Ballanskelligs & Horse Island
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci129,1
1841
Ballinskelligs
BM:AL Leathanach: Ci129,1
1841
Ballinskelligs
Larkin (Ci):AL Leathanach: Ci129,1
1841
Ballinskelligs
TAB:AL Leathanach: Ci129,1
1841
Ballinskeligs
TAB:AL Leathanach: Ci129,1
1841
Ballinskelligs & I.
Nimmo Bar. Map:AL Leathanach: Ci129,1
1841
Ballinskelligs & Horse Island
Sullivan, Rev. J.:AL Leathanach: Ci129,1
1841
Ballanskelligs & Horse Island
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: Ci129,1
1841
Horse Island
Acts of Settlement:AL (Ci) Leathanach: Ci129,1
1841
Balliniskellix
Vallancey Map:AL Leathanach: Ci129,1
1841
Ballinaskellix alias Horse Island
Vallancey Map:AL Leathanach: Ci129,1
1841
Ballinskellix
Acts of Settlement:AL (Ci) Leathanach: Ci129,1
1841
B. na skeligs
Smith Eng. Map:AL Leathanach: Ci129,1
1841
Ballinskellix
Map (Lansdowne, Marquis o Leathanach: Ci129,1
1841
Ballinskelligs
Co. Bk. 1840:AL Leathanach: Ci129,1
1841
Ballinskelligs
Civil Proceeding Reg.:AL Leathanach: Ci129,1
1841
Baile an Sceilg, local pronunciation
LSO (Ci) Leathanach: 171/405, Údar: OC
1927c.
Bail’ an Sceilig
Béal. Leathanach: XXIX 79
1927c.
Baile ‘n Sgeilig
LSh. Í Chonaill Leathanach: 267
1938
Baile na Sgealg
BNS Imleabhar: 478, Leathanach: 158
1948
Baile ‘n Sgeilg
LSh. Í Chonaill (réamhrá) Leathanach: IX
1954
Baile an Sceillig : ‘Baile an Sceillig’ adeir gach n-aon ach uair fánach chloisfá ‘Baile na Sceallag’ ó dhuine eolasach.
An Seabhac
Nóta
1968
ˌbɑl′ənəˈʃk′aləg, ˌbɑl′ən′ˈʃk′elɪg′
Áit. Cainteoir: FÓS, Uimhir : T206

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