BROWSE
townland
Baile Uí Chaollaí
genitive: Bhaile Uí Chaollaí
(Irish)
Ballykealy
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
Ó, Uí

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town of Ó Caollaí?
    Ó Caollaí — sloinne

    Tá an sloinne Ó Caollaí luaite le Uí Bhuí go stairiúil (c. barúntacht Bhaile Adaim, in oirthear chontae an lae inniu): féach mar shampla 1460c ‘Críoch Ó mBuidhe … d’Ó Chaolluidhe’ in Topographical Poems. Ach bhí an sloinne le fáil in áiteanna eile sa chontae ní ba dhéanaí: cuir i gcás 1900c ‘O Chaeolee’, an leagan Gaeilge de Kealy a fuair Ó Corragáin ó sheanduine i bf An Grianán (#27727), 8km slí soir ón áit seo (Studia Hibernica 31); cf. 1838 ‘Baile chaolaigh’ agus 1905 ‘Bolle-chaelee’ anseo.

    Más ea, is ait an litriú neamhchaighdéanach é 1600c ‘Baile Uí Cheilli’ (Cat. RIA; recte ‘a mBaile I Cheilli’, RIA 23 N 16) i lámhscríbhinn Ghaeilge. (Féach Nic Dhonnchadha ‘The Medical School of Aghmacart’ in Ossory, Laois and Leinster 2 (2006) le haghaidh tuilleadh eolais faoin lámhscríbhinn seo.) B’fhéidir gurbh ann do mhalairt foirme de Ó Caollaí le caolú an chonsain láir go /ʟʹ/ (cosúil leis an malartú in Ó Raghallaigh : Ó Raghailligh), ach le caomhnú an /eː/ sa chéad tsiolla .i. */keːʟʹi/. D’fhágfadh sin deacracht ag an scríobhaí socrú ar litriú sásúil, b’fhéidir, agus b’éasca a leithéid a atuiscint mar *Ó Céillí /kʹeːʟʹi/ < céillí “wise, prudent person”.

    B’fhéidir gur iarracht den ghaelú ad hoc atá againn in 1650c ‘mac Giolla Phádraig ó Bhaile Í Cheallaigh’ sa Leabhar Muimhneach; ní thagann an chuid eile den fhianaise go rómhaith le Ó Ceallaigh.

Centrepoint

52.8078, -7.43591latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1533
Ballykeely
Dermot MacGillipatrik
COD Imleabhar: iv, 191
1566
Ballykelly
Teig O'Pholane m'Eprior
F Leathanach: 897
1571
Ballykelye
Earl of Ormond
COD Imleabhar: v, 181, Leathanach: 200
1571
Ballykely
Barnabas FitzPatrick
COD Imleabhar: v, 183
1576
Ballykelly
COD Imleabhar: V, Alt: 181, Leathanach: 203
1600c
a mbaile i cheilli
RIA 23 N 16 Leathanach: 35v
1601
Ballekelly
Laughlin O Hellan
F Leathanach: 6551
1613
Ballikely
Shane McKeallagh Fitz-Patrick
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 J I
1621
Ballikealye
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 19 J I
1650c.
ó Bhaile Í Cheallaigh
'Ceallach ó ...'; Gein. Mhic Giolla Phádraig
LM Leathanach: 274
1655
Ballekealy
DS
1655
Ballykeally
DS Par. (Reeves)
1659
Ballirely
Cen. Leathanach: 493
1660c
Ballykealy
BSD (La) Leathanach: 130
1667
Ballikealy and Ballyduffe
ASE Leathanach: 121
1685
Ballenkeole
Hib. Del.
1805
Ballykealy
Cahill (La)
1838
Ballykeely
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: La006,4
1838
Ballykealey
BS:AL Leathanach: La006,4
1838
Ballykealy
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La006,4
1838
[Ballykealy]
"…two Danish forts, an old castle in ruins…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: La006,4
1838
Ballykeally
DS:AL Leathanach: La006,4
1838
Ballykealy
Gannon, C.:AL Leathanach: La006,4
1838
Ballykealy
GJP 1836:AL Leathanach: La006,4
1838
Ballykeely
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La006,4
1838
Ballikely, Ballikealye
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: La006,4
1838
Ballykealy
OD:AL Leathanach: La006,4
1838
Ballykealy
Lodge, R.:AL Leathanach: La006,4
1838y
Baile Uí Chaéluidhe, 'O'Kealy's town'
OD:AL Leathanach: La006,4
1838
Ballykealy
Pratt, S.:AL Leathanach: La006,4
1838
Ballykealy
Price, Rev.T.:AL Leathanach: La006,4
1838
Ballykealy
BS:AL Leathanach: La004,5
1838
Ballykrley
Aher Map:AL Leathanach: La004,5
1838
Ballykealy
Butler, T.:AL Leathanach: La004,5
1838
Ballykealy
Collas, R.:AL Leathanach: La004,5
1838
Ballykealy
Delany, W.:AL Leathanach: La004,5
1838
Ballykealy
Mease, Rev. J.:AL Leathanach: La004,5
1838
Ballykealy
Power, Rev. R.:AL Leathanach: La004,5
1838
Ballykealy
Fitzpatrick, W.:AL Leathanach: La004,5
1838x
Baile chaolaigh, Baile chealaidh
pl:AL Leathanach: La004,5
1838y
Baile Chaelaidhe, 'Kealy's town'
OD:AL Leathanach: La004,5
1838
Ballykealy
OD:AL Leathanach: La004,5
1905
In Irish it is called Bollee-chaelee i.e. Baile Ui Chaelluidhe
Carrigan Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 228
2004
baliˑˈkiːliˑ
Áit.
2005
Baile Uí Cheallaigh
FSÁG Imleabhar: 2, Leathanach: 62
2006
balinˈkle:
Áit.

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