BROWSE
townland
Baile Mhic an Chaim Thoir
genitive: Bhaile Mhic an Chaim Thoir
(Irish)
Ballymacaquim East
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

52.3753, -9.71898latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1560c
Brúigh mheic an Chaim
“Brúigh mheic an Chaim do chreach sin, Ceall Lúirighe, Lios Tuathail;”
CDhonn. Leathanach: 516:293
1577
Baile mic an chaim
"Coccadh eittir iarla deasmumhan (gearóid mac Semais mas Seain) agus MacMuiris Ciarraighe .i. Tomas mac emainn mic tomais, baile mic an chaim do ghabháil lá san iarla for Mac muiris.”
ARÉ Leathanach: 1698
1582
bhaile mhec an chaim [g.]
ARÉ
1586
Ballymacewhin
Desm. Surv. Leathanach: 19
1597
Ballym’choim, Ballim’echoin
Gerot fitz James
F Leathanach: 6123
1617
BallymcIcoyne otherwise Ballimaccoiny otherwise Ballmcconine, Ballymcconie
CPR Leathanach: 337b
1641c
Ballynyquin
John ffitz James Peirce
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: 141, Imleabhar: II
1649
?castello de Achadbronagh
"Reverendus Dominus Jacobus Geraldinus in castello de Achadbronagh in comitatu Kerriensi natus" 272
Triumphalia
1655
Ballimcquoin
DS
1659
BallimcLuine
Cen. Leathanach: 249
1660
Ballymacquion
'... & Ballimellagan'
BSD Leathanach: 132
1671
Balmacowin
'... & Ballimellagan'
ASE Leathanach: 47:38
1685
Ballim: quoin
Hib. Del.
1700-1750c
sliocht Bhaile Mhic ann Chaoim
Do chroabh sgaoile seaánnachus Chloinne Phiarrus: “Ó Phiarrus, do bhí/pósta ag Eiléann ighionn Uí Shúillibháinn Mhóir, sliocht Bhaile Mhic ann Chaoim…”
JKAHS Leathanach: 28
1748
Ballymacoom
CGn. Leathanach: 413.88084, Imleabhar: 126
1748
Ballymacoom
CGn. Leathanach: 413.88084, Imleabhar: 126
1841
Ballymack-a-quim East
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci084,9
1841
Ballymacahim
Larkin (Ci):AL Leathanach: Ci084,9
1841
Ballymacahim
BM:AL Leathanach: Ci084,9
1841
Ballymacaquim
Stokes, O.:AL Leathanach: Ci084,9
1841
Ballymacaquim East
Scollard, N.:AL Leathanach: Ci084,9
1841
Bally Mc Quoyne
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Ci084,9
1841
Ballymcquin
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ci084,9
1841
Ballimcquoin
Vallancey Map:AL Leathanach: Ci084,9
1841
Ballymacawhim
Reg.:AL (Ci) Leathanach: Ci084,9
1841
Ballymcquim
TAB:AL Leathanach: Ci084,9
1841
Baile mic an chaim
ARÉ:AL Leathanach: Ci084,9
1841
Baile Mhic a Chaoim, 'Mac Queem's town'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci084,9
1841
[Ballymacaquim East]
"There are four forts here…'Ballymacquim Castle' in ruins stands here."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ci084,9
1841
Bally Mc Aquim East
Fitzgerald, Rev. T.:AL Leathanach: Ci084,9
1841
Baile Mic An Chaim in the Annals of the Four Masters
The ruins of an old castle are situated in the Townland of Ballymackaquim East. It is said that this castle belonged to the Piers family. Ballymackaquim which is written Baile Mic An Chaim, in the Annals of the Four Masters, and signifies the Town of the Son of the Stooped Man (villa filii Curvi) is mentioned in the same Annals at AD 1577. “A war broke out between the Earl of Desmond (Garrett, the son of James, who was the son of John) and Fitzmaurice of Kerry; (Thomas, the son of Edmond, who was the son of Thomas) and the Earl took Baile Mic An Chaim from Fitzmaurice…”
LSO (Ci) Leathanach: 136-7/294-8
1841
Ballymacahim
Bar. Map:AL (Ci) Leathanach: Ci084,10
1841
Ballymack-a-quim West
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci084,10
1841
Ballymcaquim West
Fitzgerald, Rev. T.:AL Leathanach: Ci084,10
1841
Bally Mc Quoyne
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Ci084,10
1841
Ballymacaquim
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci084,10
1841
Ballymacahim
Larkin (Ci):AL Leathanach: Ci084,10
1841
Ballymacaquim West
Scollard, N.:AL Leathanach: Ci084,10
1841
Ballymacquim
Stokes, O.:AL Leathanach: Ci084,10
2017
ˌbaliːmaˈkwim
Áit. Cainteoir: 002, Uimhir : Ci170710

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