BROWSE
townland
Baile na Coille Beag
genitive: Bhaile na Coille Beag
(Irish)
Ballynakillbeg
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
beag, big
English small
coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Explanatory note

  • English

    the town of the wood, small

Centrepoint

52.8392, -6.87198latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1544
Ballynekylle
COD Imleabhar: iv, 267
1620
Ballinakilley
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 5 J I
1655
Ballenekil
DS
1660c
Ballenekill
BSD (Ce) Leathanach: 86
1742
part of the town and lands of Rutland called Ballynekillbegg
CGn. Leathanach: 107.551.75334
1839
Ballinakill
Allen:AL Leathanach: Ce 57, 9
1839
Ballynakilbeg
BS:AL Leathanach: Ce 57, 9
1839
Ballynakillbeg
Burton, W. F.:AL Leathanach (AL): Ce 57, 9
1839
Baile na Coille Beag,'town of the wood (little)'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ce 57, 9
1839
No burial ground'
pl:AL Leathanach: Ce 57, 9
1839
Balinakilbeg
Reg. Voters:AL Leathanach (AL): Ce 57, 9
1839
Ballinakilbeg
Tighe,W. J.:AL Leathanach: Ce 57, 9
1839
Ballynakillbeg
Tyrell, Rev. T., P.P.:AL Leathanach: Ce 57, 9

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