An Machaire Beag/Magherabeg

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Hierarchy

townland

An Machaire Beag

genitive: an Mhachaire Bhig

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(Irish)

Magherabeg

(English)

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Glossary

beag, big

English small

machaire

English plain

Hierarchy

county

Ciarraí/Kerry

barony

Corca Dhuibhne/Corkaguiny

civil parish

Cill Aighne/Killiney

Explanatory note

English

the small plain

Centrepoint

52.2742, -10.0284latitude, longitude

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Archival records

Historical references

1618	Magheribigg Castellgergorie, Tryen, Martdroman, Ardglasse et Gortecranegh, Ballingraghtoun, Tully et Ballingowin, Magheribigg, Ballybeggan, Kilshena	Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: 128 Inquisitions, Co. Kerry, Vols. I, II & III
1626	Magherybegg Magherybegg, Kilsheanna	Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: 200 Inquisitions, Co. Kerry, Vols. I, II & III
1656	Magherabeg	Dunne Papers Leathanach: 132 Dunne Papers in 'Survey of Documents in Private Keeping: Third Series'. in Analecta Hibernica No. 25 (1967).
1660 c.	Magherilbegg	BSD Leathanach: 104 Books of Survey and Distribution Bliain: 1660c
1666	Maherybegg Killshanigge and Maherybegg	ASE Leathanach: 46, 4 Abstracts of Grants of Lands..under the Acts of Settlement and Explanation, A.D.1666-1684 (Appendix to Fifteenth Annual Report from the Commissioners of Public Records of Ireland, 45-280; 1825) Bliain: 1666-84
1685	Macerrebeg	Hib. Del. Hiberniæ Delineatio, William Petty Bliain foilsithe: 1685, Bliain foilsithe: 1685, Foilsitheoir: Irish University Press (1969)
1756	Maghery Beg	Smith Hist. Kerry, map C. Smith, The Antient and Present State of the County of Kerry [léarscáil chun tosaigh]
1756	Magheriebeg	Smith Hist. Kerry Leathanach: 361 The Antient and Present State of the county of Kerry Bliain: 1756, Bliain: 1756, Údar: Charles Smith, Údar: Charles Smith
1790	Maharabeg "Goggan, John (farmer), Maharabeg, co. Kerry"	Ardf. Wills Leathanach: 142 Index to Wills, 1690-1858, Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe. (Cartlann Náisiúta: XX 30)
1841	Maherabeg	BS:AL Leathanach: Ci095,31 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1841	Maharabeg	Thompson, D. P.:AL Leathanach: Ci095,31 Thompson, D. P.:AL
1841	Magherybeg	Smith Hist. Kerry:AL Leathanach: Ci095,31 Smith Hist. Kerry, foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1841	Maherabeg	Inhabs.:AL Leathanach: Ci095,31 Inhabitants in AL: Fianaise a bailíodh ó mhuintir na háite Bliain: 1830-42
1841	Maherabeg	Healy, Rev. T.:AL Leathanach: Ci095,31 Healy, Rev. T.:AL
1841	Magherybegge	Acts of Settlement:AL (Ci) Leathanach: Ci095,31 Acts of Settlement, fianaise in AL, Co. Chiarraí / evidence in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook, Co. Kerry.
1841	Magheribigg	Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Ci095,31 Ionchoisní Shéamais I, foinse in AL / Inquisitions James I, source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1841	Machaire beag, 'small plain'	OD:AL Leathanach: Ci095,31 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1841	Magherabeg	OD:AL Leathanach: Ci095,31 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1939	An Machaire Beag Is gnáthach an ainm An Machaire agus Na Machairí agus The Maheress a thabhairt i gcoitchinne ar an rinn ghainimhe go léir, bíodh go bhfuil bailte fearainn eile, leis, ainmnighthe sa réimse fairsing gainimhe sin.	TCCD Leathanach: 266 Tríocha Céad Chorca Dhuibhne, An Seabhac
1947	ən ˈmɑxərɪ ˈb′og An Seabhac
1967	ˌmahərəˈb′og "the old people used call it"	Áit. Cainteoir: T192b1 ML Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-
1967	ˌmahərəˈb′eg "now"	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-
1971	ˌmahərəˈb′og	Áit. Cainteoir: NR, Cainteoir: T308a2 Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-

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