BROWSE
townland
An Phailís Bheag
genitive: na Pailíse Bige
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Pallas Beg
(English)

Glossary

beag, big
English small

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the palisade
    Tá fianaise ar an leagan Gaeilge ag dul siar go dtí 1462 (féach faoi bf An Phailís Mhór)

  • English

    the palisade
    The Irish form is attested as far back as 1462 (see under bf An Phailís Mhór)

Centrepoint

53.5757, -7.70181latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1541c
le Pales [?]
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 213
1571
the Pallisse (Faghne O’ Ferrall, otherwise called O’ Ferrall Boye)
Cal. Carew Leathanach: 408
1612
Pallislibege
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1620
Pallicebegg
CPR Leathanach: 481a
1629
Pallaice Beg
Cotton Map
1655
Pallicebegge
DS
c.1660
Pallicebegg
BSD Leathanach: 121
1751
Pallacebegg
CGn. Imleabhar: 148.299.99665
1813
Pallas-beg
Edgeworth
1836
Pallasbeg
BS:AL
1836
Pall=as=beg
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1836
Pallasbeg
Moffett, Rev. J.:AL
1836
Pallasbeg
Robinson, F.:AL
1836
Ballicobegge
DS Ref.:AL
1836
Pallicebegge
DS Map:AL
1836
Pallislibege
Inq. J I:AL
1836
Pailís (4 Masters), “a palace, a fairy palace (little)”
OD:AL
1836
Pailís Palace
pl:AL
1836
pronounced Palees
pron.:AL
1836
a or i o be considered
Nóta:AL
2008
paləsˈbeg
Áit.

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