BROWSE
townland
Baile an Bhiocáire (Cosby)
genitive: Bhaile an Bhiocáire
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Vicarstown (Cosby)
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town of the vicar?

    Tá cuma an ghinidigh iolra ar roinnt de na foirmeacha stairiúla.

    Mionainmneacha ar an léarscáil:

    1. In oirthear an bhaile fearainn Baile an Bhiocáire (Dodd) tá an dún Dunrally SO, ar a bhfuil cur síos le fáil san Fhardal Seandálaíochta (www.archaeology.ie): féach iontráil #1436723.
    2. Anseo atá Kylemahoe Church (site of) SO: foirmeacha stairiúla is ea 1557 ‘Kilmohoghe’, 1563 ‘Kilmocho’, 1578 ‘Kilmoho’, 1593 ‘Kilmoho’, 1596 ‘Kylmogho’, 1608 ‘Killmoho’, 1631 ‘Killmachoe’, 1638 ‘Killmachoe’ < Cill Mochua “the church of Mochua” (cf. www.archaeology.ie). Ní léir an bhfuil litriú SO in Kyle- dílis d’fhuaimniú cill le défhoghar (~/əi/) sa Ghaeilge; tá na foirmeacha stairiúla débhríoch.

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:

    1. Bhí an baile fearainn seo ar imeall na gcoillte darbh ainm 1549 ‘Kylmore’, 1563c ‘The Great Wood’, 1567 ‘the great wood’, 1659 ‘Greate Wood’, 1660c ‘ye lands of ye Great wood’ < An Choill Mhór “the big wood”.
    2. Ní léir suíomh beacht an logainm 1549 ‘Kledowe’, 1563 ‘Cloduf’, 1578 ‘Cloduff’, 1608 ‘Clonduffe’, 1631 ‘Cloduffe’, 1638 ‘Cleduffe’, 1640 ‘Cleduffe’ < An Claí Dubh “the black ditch”, tagairtí atá le fáil i measc ainmneacha pharóiste Mhaigh Eanaigh.

Centrepoint

53.046, -7.07704latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1549
Ballynevicar
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 66
1551
Ballyvicary
F Leathanach: 674
1551
Ballywikar
F Leathanach: 683
1551
Ballenevicare
F Leathanach: 724
1557c
Ballynevicar
P.R.O.L. Leathanach: 62/1
1563
Ballenevicar
F Leathanach: 493
1578
Ballenevicar
F Leathanach: 3393
1593
Ballenevicar
Alexander Cosbie
F Leathanach: 5827
1596
Ballyvicar
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 5 Eliz.
1608
Ballineviccar
CPR Leathanach: 123
1631
Ballinviccar
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 12 C I
1631
Ballyviccarr
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 12 C I
1636
Ballyviccars
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 36 C I
1636
Vicarston al' Ballyviccar
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 36 C I
1638
Ballyviccars
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 29 C I
1638
Viccarston al' Ballyviccar
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 29 C I
1659
Vicars towne and Greate Wood
Cen. Leathanach: 504
1660c
Viccarstowne & ye lands of ye Great Wood
BSD (La) Leathanach: 106
1801
Vicar's town
Stat. Surv. (La) Leathanach: 171
1838
Vicarston alias Ballyviccar
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La044,19
1838
Baile an bhiocaire, 'town of the vicar'
OD:AL Leathanach: La044,19
1838
Vicarstown etc.
OC:AL Leathanach: La044,19
1838
Vicarstown (Cosby)
BS:AL Leathanach: La044,19
1838
Vicarstown
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: La044,19
1838
Vicar's town
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La044,19
1838
Ballenvicar
Archdall:AL Leathanach: La044,19
2005
ˈvikərztəun
Áit.

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