BROWSE
townland
Baile an Locha
genitive: Bhaile an Locha
(Irish)
Ballinlough
(English)

Hierarchy

county

barony

municipal district

civil parish

electoral division

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town(land) of the lough

    Cé nach bhfuil loch sa bhaile fearainn seo sa lá atá inniu ann, léiríonn sonraí fo-ithreach ó epa.ie go bhfuil lear mór de chré lochach ar theorainn an bhaile fearainn seo agus i mbaile fearainn Powderlough.

  • English

    the town(land) of the lough

    Although there is no lake in this townland today, subsoil data from epa.ie shows that there is a large amount of lacustrine sediment on the border of this townland and in the townland of Powderlough.

Centrepoint

53.4917, -6.5167latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1761
Ballinlough
Thomas Fitzsimons of Ballymurphy in the County Meath farmer demised unto John Brennan of Ballinlough ... farmer ....
CGn. 217.21.141279
1762
Ballinlough
CGn. 214.535.142211
1812
Ballinlough
Larkin (Mí)
1827
Ballinloch
TAB
1836
Ballinlough
BS:AL Leathanach: Mí039,2
1836
Bail' an locha
pl:AL Leathanach: Mí039,2
1836
Ballinlough
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí039,2
1836
Bail' an locha
"(the 'o' as in Eng:)"
OC:AL Leathanach: Mí039,2
1836
town of the lake
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí039,2

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