Inis Bigil/Inishbiggle

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townland, island or archipelago

Inis Bigil

genitive: Inis Bigil

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(Irish)

Inishbiggle

(English)

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Glossary

inis, inse

English island; river meadow

Hierarchy

county

Maigh Eo/Mayo

barony

Iorras/Erris

civil parish

Cill Chomáin/Kilcommon

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

Inis Bigil ‘the island of —’
English

Inis Bigil ‘the island of —’

The second element is obscure. Perhaps an unattested personal name *Bigeal.

Centrepoint

53.9917, -9.90528latitude, longitude

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Properties

GGaeltacht

POThere is or was once a post office here

Archival records

Historical references

1776	Inishbegil I.	Mackenzie Leathanach: 42 Maritime Survey of Ireland by Murdoch Mackenzie (A Maritim Survey of Ireland and the West of Great Britain taken by Order of the Right Houourable The Lords Commissioners of Admiralty in two Volumes by Murdoch Mackenzie Volume I. Maritim Survey of Irelan Teideal iomlán: Maritime Survey of Ireland by Murdoch Mackenzie (A Maritim Survey of Ireland and the West of Great Britain taken by Order of the Right Houourable The Lords Commissioners of Admiralty in two Volumes by Murdoch Mackenzie Volume I. Maritim Survey of Ireland), Nóta: Cóip san Oifig Logainmneacha, Pubref: London, 1776, Bliain: 1776
1792	Inishegil	Beaufort Map Beaufort, Map of Ireland, 1792 Bliain foilsithe: 1792, Bliain foilsithe: 1792, Údar: Rev. Daniel Augustus Beaufort
1811	Inishbegil	Arrowsmith Léarscáil d'Éirinn, dréachta ag Aaron Arrowsmith, foilsithe 1811.
1830	Inish Begil	Bald William Bald, A Map of the Maritime County of Mayo, in 25 sheets; surveyed between 1809 and 1817 and published in 1830 Bliain foilsithe: 1830
1834	Innisbiggle, Island of	TAB Leathanach: §2 Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1838	Innishbiggal	BS:AL Leathanach: G034,4,34 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1838	Innisbegil	CM:AL Leathanach: G034,4,34 Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1838	Inishbegil	BM:AL Leathanach: G034,4,34 Barony Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1830-40
1838	Innisbeggle	TAB Leathanach: G034,4,34 Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1838	Innishbiggal	Maj. Bingham : AL Leathanach: G034,4,34 Major Bingham ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook
1838	Innishbiggle	O’Donnell, Sir R.:AL Leathanach: G034,4,34 O’Donnell, Sir R.:AL
1838	Inis Bigil, 'Beggil's island'	OD:AL Leathanach: G034,4,34 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1838	Inis Bigil/ Biogail	pl:AL Leathanach: G034,4,34 Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1838	Inishbiggle	OD:AL Leathanach: G034,4,34 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838

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