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Béal Átha na Lao
genitive: Bhéal Átha na Lao
(Irish)
Ballinalee or Saintjohnstown
(English)
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53.7765, -7.65824latitude, longitude
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Historical references
Béal Átha na Lao
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Cártaí Móra Nóta: (PO)
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n/a |
Béal Átha na Lao
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1618 |
The castle and fort of Ballyleig otherwise Bealaleig, and 300a, then or late in the tenure of sir Richard Greame, knt., lying about said castle, and next adjoining to the river Shannon.
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CPR Leathanach: 360b
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1618 |
The castle and fort of Ballyleig otherwise Bealaleig, and 300a, then or late in the tenure of sir Richard Greame, knt., lying about said castle, and next adjoining to the river Shannon. [?]
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CPR Leathanach: 360b
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1632 |
St. Johnston
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 7 Car.I
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1639 |
St. Johnstone
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 21 Car.I
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1644 |
Bēl Āth Laogh
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O Mealláin Leathanach: 28
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1654-56 |
the Corporation of St. Johnstowne
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CS X Leathanach: 46
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1655 |
[pictiúr de bhaile gan ainm sa suíomh seo]
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1655 |
[pictiúir de bhaile ar an suíomh seo sa mhapa]
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c.1660 |
Corporacōn of St. Johnstowne
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BSD Leathanach: 169
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1661 |
Ballinalie al’ St. Johnstowne
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 10 Car.II
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1682 |
“..the antientes Corporation in the County called by the name of St. Johnstowne antiently called Belanalee, signifying calves.”
“St Johnstown antiently called Belanelee...” sa trascríobh a deineadh ar an ls. céanna in Gillespie, ‘Longford’.
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JACAS Imleabhar: I (3), Nóta: N. Dowdall
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1682 |
“..the antientest Corporation in the County called by the name of St Johnstown antiently called Belanelee, signifying calves.”
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c.1700 |
“..a corporation town called St. Johnstowne in Irish Bellanaly...”
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Robt. Downing, in JACAS I, uimh. 3 Leathanach: 24
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1714 |
Ballnallee al St. Johns Town
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1813 |
St. Johnstown or Ballinalee
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1835 |
Ballinalee or St Johnstown
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1835 |
St Johnstone
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1835 |
Ballanile
Níl an tagairt seo le fáil san fhoinse seo.
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1835 |
Bél Ath na laoigh, “mouth of the ford of the calves”
nóta le seo: “local and correct”
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1835 |
Ballanile
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1908 |
Béul Átha na Laogh, “ mouth of ford of the calves” “Ballinalee was formerly called St. Johnstown, because a monastery erected here at an early period was dedicated to St. John the Baptist.”
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MacGivney Leathanach: 32, 33
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2007 |
balnəˈliː
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