BROWSE
townland
Baile an Leá
genitive: Bhaile an Leá
(Irish)
Ballinla
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town of the physician
    leá (< leagha < lega na Sean-Ghaeilge) — foirm ghinideach de lia (< líaig na Sean-Ghaeilge)

    Is dócha gur bhunaigh an Donnabhánach a mholadh siúd ‘Baile an tSléibhe’ ar fhoirm an Down Survey, 1655 ‘Ballintlea’, ach dhealródh sé gur botún é sin le haghaidh *Ballinelea (cf. 1666 ‘Ballynelea’). Tá litriú úd an Down Survey agus *c.*1660 ‘Ballintea’ sa Book of Survey and Distribution gaolmhar, leis. Réitíonn na foirmeacha stairiúla eile agus fuaimniú an lae inniu le Baile an Leá.

    Cf. bf Baile an Leá (UF 11) (#41723) agus bf Cloch an Leá (CC 24) (#27135), ní rófhada ó bhaile.

Centrepoint

52.9647, -7.69479latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1655
Ballintlea, Ballaghmore &
DS (Terr.)
1660c
Ballaghmore and Ballintea
BSD (La) Leathanach: 145
1666
Ballynelea, Ballymore and
ASE Leathanach: 76
1805
Ballinla
Cahill (La)
1838
Ballinla
BS:AL Leathanach: La039,6
1838
Ballinla
Ely, R.:AL Leathanach: La039,6
1838
Ballintlea
DS:AL Leathanach: La039,6
1838
Ballinla
Sandes, Capt. C.:AL Leathanach: La039,6
1838
Baile an tsléibhe, 'town of the mountain'
OD:AL Leathanach: La039,6
1838
Ballin lea (áa)
pl:AL Leathanach: La039,6
1838
Ballinla
OD:AL Leathanach: La039,6
2004
balinˈlaː
Áit.
2004
baliˈnaː
Áit.

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