BROWSE
townland
Bile
genitive: Bhile
(Irish)
Billywood
(English)

Centrepoint

53.7956, -6.93098latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1633
Billy
Edw’ Beatagh seis’ fuit, de feod’, de Moynalty…Billy… Inq.CI 91
Inq.
1634
the Billy
Edw’ Betagh seis’ fuit de maner’, vil’ & ter’ de Moynalty…ad us’ Patric’ Betagh, fil’ & her’ …Edw’. Inq.CI 99
Inq.
1654
Billy (... Lower Rathenry, Rathloghlin...)
Edward Betagh of Moynalty, Irish Papist. Bounded on the east with the lands of Dunowre, on the west with … Loghuin, on the North with the River Roragh & …Cavan, & on the South with Maprath and Loghan. CS V 301
CS V
1655-7
Billy
DS
1655-7
Billy
Betagh Ir: pap:
DS (P, TCD)
1660c
Billy
Edw. Betagh. 82.
BSD
1668c
Billy
1- JAMES STOPFORD esq.—Upper Ballynegan, 471a…White-Semerstowne, 111 a…Balfe’s part of Boltowne, 200 a… Upper Rattenrees, 200 a…Lower Rattenrees and Rathloghlin, 197 a…Billy, 136 a… ASE 182
ASE
1685c
Billy
Hib. Del.
1812 (1817)
Billywood
Larkin
1827
Billiwood
TAB
1836
Billiwood
BS:AL Leathanach: Mí081,8
1836
Billywood
GJP 1828:AL Leathanach: Mí081,8
1836
Billiwood
Meresman:AL Leathanach: Mí081,8
1836
Billywood
Larkin (Mí):AL Leathanach: Mí081,8
1836
Biligh
Co. Docket:AL Leathanach: Mí081,8
1836
Bilighwood
Bar. Cons. (Tevlin):AL Leathanach: Mí081,8
1836
Billy?
DS:AL Leathanach: Mí081,8
1836
Coill a bhile, 'wood of the ancient tree'
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí081,8
1836
Billy-wood
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí081,8
2011
ˈbiliˌwo̤d
fear as bf Carrigasimon (Ca), 5km siar
Áit. Cainteoir: 4, Uimhir : T01

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