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Acaill Bheag
genitive: Acaill Bheag
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Achillbeg Island
(English)

Glossary

beag, big
English small

Centrepoint

53.8661, -9.95649latitude, longitude
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Properties

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Archival records

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Historical references

1591c
Akill Beg
Hondius Map
1599c
Akil Beg
Treatise of Ire. Leathanach: 13
1610c
Akilbeg
Norden
1610
Akill Beg
Speed Conn.
1661
Akill & Beg Iland
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 105
1700c
Achill Begg
Conn. Map Leathanach: 2
1730
Acklebegg
CGn. Imleabhar: 63.376.44001
1759c
Kildanat I.
Jeffrys Map
1776
Achilbeg I.
Mackenzie Leathanach: xiv
1777
Achilbeg
O’Donnel RR Leathanach: 1
1792
Achillbeg I.
Beaufort Map
1802
Achilbeg I.
Stat. Surv. Mayo
1805
Achilbegg
O’Donnel RR Leathanach: 2
1811
Achilbeg I.
Arrowsmith
1815
Achillbeg, bruff included
O’Donnel RR Leathanach: 3
1828
Achillbeg... Achill-beg
TAB Leathanach: §19
1830
Achill Beg
Bald
1830
Achill Beg
Bald Uimhir: 17
1838
Achill Beg
Rent Ledger:AL Leathanach: ME001,31
1838
Eacaill beag, 'little Achill'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME001,31
1838
Achillbeg
OD:AL Leathanach: ME001,31
1838
[Achillbeg (Island)
"There is a coast guard station in this townland" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME001,31
1838
Achill Beg Isld
BS:AL Leathanach: ME001,31
1838
Achil Beg
CM:AL Leathanach: ME001,31
1838
Achill Beg
Beaufort:AL Leathanach: ME001,31
1910
Acaill Bheag
MacNeill (ÓM) Leathanach: 130.315
1925c
Acaill Bheag
Amhráin Iorrais Leathanach: 233

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