Hierarchy
county
barony
civil parish
townland
Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the town of the knight
Díol suntais a dhéanaí is atá 1825 ‘Ballinrudery’ TAB, 1838 ‘Ballinriddery’ pl:AL le fáil, taobh leis an tiontú Béarla Knightstown.
Deir Dowling ‘possibly the name of this townland derives from a Knight of Lackagh’ (JKAS XII 413) ach d’fhéadfadh sé gur Spidiléir a bhí i gceist sa chás seo: féach an nóta faoin mbaile fearainn teorantach bf Cill Mhaighneann (#28666).
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Historical references
1549 |
Balleinroddere
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Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 98
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1563 |
Ballarodery
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F Leathanach: 498
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1571 |
Balleruddery
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F Leathanach: 1715
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1619 |
Ballarodry
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 15 J I
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1621 |
Ballorodderry alias Ballinriddery
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CPR Leathanach: 514
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1637 |
Balloroddory al' Ballenreddery
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 23 C I
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1655 |
Ballenredry
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1659 |
Ballinre Derry
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Cen. Leathanach: 503
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1660c |
Ballenredrey
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BSD (La) Leathanach: 113
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1666 |
Ballinrudderie
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ASE Leathanach: 70
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1685 |
Ballinredery
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1805 |
Knights Town or Ballin Reddery
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1825 |
Ballinrudery
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1837 |
Knightstown
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Top. Dict. Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 396
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1838 |
Knight's town alias Ballinruddy
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BS:AL Leathanach: LA007,16
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1838 |
Ballinreddery
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HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA007,16
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1838 |
Knight's town alias Ballin Reddery
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CM:AL Leathanach: LA007,16
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1838 |
Ballinreddery
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HCons PR:AL Leathanach: LA007,16
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1838 |
Ballarodry
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Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: LA007,16
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1838 |
Balloroddery alias Ballenreddery
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Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: LA007,16
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1838 |
Ballenreddrey
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DS:AL Leathanach: LA007,16
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1838 |
Baile an ridire, 'town of the ritter, or knight'
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OD:AL Leathanach: LA007,16
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1838 |
Knightstown
"or Ballinreddery"
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OC:AL Leathanach: LA007,16
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1838 |
Ballinriddery
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pl:AL Leathanach: LA007,16
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2005 |
naitsˈtoun
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