BROWSE
town
Béal Átha Liag
genitive: Bhéal Átha Liag
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Lanesborough
(English)

Glossary

English ford
English opening, approach, mouth
lia, liag
English stone, pillar-stone

Centrepoint

53.6712, -7.99644latitude, longitude
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Properties

POThere is or was once a post office here

Archival records

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Historical references

Áth Liag - at Lanesborough, c. Long.; Lanesborough bridge is built over the ford; A. Liag, on the Shannon, Ch. 238, Au. ii. 302, Hb. 122, Hf. 20 b; al. Baile átha liag; al. Áth Liag Finn. Ballyleague, the W. or Connacht portion fo Lanesboro', c. Rosc., Fm. v. 1660, iii. 200Oilén na Naemh in Loch Gamhna, c. Longf., Mm. iii.; Saints' Island, on L. Ree, c. Longf., Mi. 2.557. (Onom. Goed 1.64)
1597
Ballelege
F Leathanach: 6108
1597
Belalege
F Leathanach: 6108
1604
Bealaleig
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 Jac. I
1612
Ballaliegge
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac. 3
1629
Bealaleag
Cotton Map
1655
Ballyleague
DS
1659
Ballileag
Cen. Leathanach: 452
1659
Ballileagh
Cen. Leathanach: 452
1660c
Ballelege
BSD Leathanach: 134
1682
"Lanesborough, aciently called Belaleige, signifying a broad stone."
1685
B:leagh
Hib. Del.
1685
B:age
Hib. Del.
1794
Béal Átha Liag
Leathanach: 31, 38
1794
Baile Áth' Liag
'The River Shannon': Ó Tuathail Leathanach: 209
1794
Bail' Áth Liag
'The River Shannon': Ó Tuathail Leathanach: 214
1813
Lanesborough
Edgeworth
1835
Beal Atha Liag, 'mouth of the ford of the stones'
OD:AL Leathanach: Lo033
1835
thd side of the town, the Leinster side is Lanesborough
pl scriosta:AL Leathanach: Lo033
1835
Lanesborough
LO Abs. Pres Leathanach: Lo033
1835
Lanesborough
Rec. Name:AL Leathanach: Lo033
1835
Beal Atha Liag, 'mouth of the ford of the stones'
OD:AL Leathanach: Lo033
1835
thd side of the town, the Leinster side is Lanesborough
pl scriosta:AL Leathanach: Lo033
1835
a bourough town
pl:AL Leathanach: Lo033
1835
Lanesborough
BS:AL Leathanach: Lo033
1835
Lanesborough
McCloughry, Mr:AL Leathanach: Lo033
1835
Lanesboro
HCER 1826:AL Leathanach: Lo033
1908
Lanesboro; Beal Átha Liag, mouth of ford of flag, or Áth Liag Finn, i.e. ford of the stony place of Finn MacCumhaill, i.e., Finn, the son of Cumhail.
MacGivney Leathanach: 160
1908
Ballyleague; Béal Átha Liag, mouth of ford of stony place.
MacGivney Leathanach: 42
1908
This (Béal Átha Liag) was the original name then it came to be known as Áth Liag Finn, or the ford of the stony place of Fin MacCumhaill (MacCool)'
MacGivney Leathanach: 43

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