BROWSE
townland
An Baile Gearr
genitive: an Bhaile Ghearr
(Irish)
Ballygar
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
gearr, giorra
English short

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.6622, -7.70171latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1629
--------- [istigh le Ardagh]
Cotton Map
1792
Ballygar and Oldtown held by lease from the Revd. Dean Mungan of Ardagh
CGn. Leathanach: 452.194.291825
1813
Ballygar
Edgeworth
1836
Ballygar
BS:AL
1836
baile geárr, “short town”
OD:AL
1836
The property of the Dean of Ardagh
Desc. Rem.:AL
1836
Ballygar
Featherstone, Sir G.:AL
1836
Ballygar
Murray, Rev.:AL
1908
Baile Gearr, “short town”
MacGivney Leathanach: 40
1939
Baile Gearr
Ar Aghaidh, Iúl 1938 (Donn Piatt) Leathanach: 7
2008
baliˑˈgar
Áit.

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