BROWSE
townland
Baisleacán
genitive: Bhaisleacáin
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Baslickane
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    little church
    Foirm dhíspeagtha den fhocal baisleac < baislec < basilica na Laidine; féach Foclóir Stairiúil Áitainmneacha Gaeilge, Fascúl 2 s.v.v. Baisleac, Baisleacán. Féach, leis, Fergus Kelly, Early Irish Farming, lch. 198, agus C. Doherty, 'The basilica in Early Ireland', Peritia 3 (1984)

  • English

    little church
    Diminutive form of the word baisleac < baislec < Latin basilica; see Historical Dictionary of Gaelic Placenames, Facsicle 2 s.v.v. Baisleac, Baisleacán. See also Fergus Kelly, Early Irish Farming, p. 198, and C. Doherty, 'The basilica in Early Ireland', Peritia 3 (1984)

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Archival records

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Historical references

1598
Baslekan
Clancarthy Surv. Leathanach: §80
1598
Baslekan
Clancarthy Surv. Cairt: lsc. Yvragha
1613
Baslickane
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: I 112
1618
Baslekane
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: I 137
1618
Baslykane
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: I 143
1620
Basbekane
CPR Leathanach: 480a
1634
Baslickane
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: I 286
1655c
Baslickane
DS Leathanach: 66
1655c
Basliskane
DS Leathanach: 29
1660c
Baslickane
BSD (Ci) Leathanach: 41, 29
1685
Baslickan
Hib. Del.
1728
Baisleacán
Ó Rathaille Leathanach: 224
1776
Baslicaiin
Mackenzie Leathanach: VIII/81
1826
Baslicane
TAB Leathanach: 13, Nóta: (Kilcrohane)
1841
Baslicaun
Applot. 1825:AL Leathanach: Ci065,8
1841
Baslicane
O'Connell, Rev. P.:AL Leathanach: Ci065,8
1841
Baslicaun
TL:AL Leathanach: Ci065,8
1841
Baslicaun
Church Cess Bk.:AL Leathanach: Ci065,8
1841
Baslicaun
Cess Coll.:AL Leathanach: Ci065,8
1841
Baslicon or Baslicaun
Local:AL Leathanach: Ci065,8
1841
Basliskane
Vallancey Map:AL Leathanach: Ci065,8
1841
Pt of Baslickane
Vallancey Map:AL Leathanach: Ci065,8
1841
Baisliocán, 'small church,' 'basilica parva'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci065,8
1841
Baislíceán / B.leacan
pl:AL Leathanach: Ci065,8
1841
Baslickane
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: Ci065,8
1841
Basslycaun
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci065,8
1841
Baslecane
BM:AL Leathanach: Ci065,8
1841
Baslecane
Larkin (Ci):AL Leathanach: Ci065,8
1946
Baisleachán (Tá umhan talmhan ar an mbaile seo ar a nglaoidhtí sa tseanshaoghal an bhaislic nó an baislica – an t-aon ainm Gréigise in Éirinn a deirtí)
DÓS:Cártaí Móra
1955
Baisleacán sa chaint ‘Bais-liuc-án – an bhéim ar ‘bais’ agus ‘-án’.i. leacán – leac, cloch. Baisleach – cloch nó leac a chuirfí i mbéal uamhan nó i gcarn. Deirtear, leis, gur ón nGréigis an focal agus gur basilica nó basilican é. Ní dócha go mbeadh
An Seabhac:Cártaí Móra
1968
T213A, SMacG
baʃl′əˈkɑːn
Áit.
1968
T206, FOS
bɑʃl′əˈkɑːn
Áit.
1976
Baisleacán
Cárta
1984
An Baisleacán
Top. Hib. Leathanach: ii12
1984
əNˌbɑʃl′əˈkɑ:N
Áit.
Top. Hib. Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 12
1984
ˌbɑsl′əˈkɑ:(ə)N
Áit.
Top. Hib. Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 12
1984
ˈbɐʃl′əkɐn
Áit.
Top. Hib. Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 12
1984
-ˌwɑʃl′əˈkɑ:n′
Áit.
Top. Hib. Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 12
1984
(i)ˈmɑʃl′əˌkɑ:N
Áit.
Top. Hib. Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 12
1984
ˌvɑsl′əˈkɑ:N
Áit.
Top. Hib. Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 12
1984
ˌvɐʃl′əˈkɐˑəN
Áit.
Top. Hib. Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 12
1998
ˈbasˌlikən
Áit.

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