BROWSE
townland
Béal Átha Liag
genitive: Bhéal Átha Liag
(Irish)
Ballyleague
(English)

Glossary

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

Centrepoint

53.68, -7.99628latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1244
ac Áth Liac na Sinna
AConn. Leathanach: lch 80:3
1577
Ballilege
F Leathanach: 3160
1577
Bealalege
F Leathanach: 3160
1582
Ballalege
F Leathanach: 4074
1582
Ballalege
F Leathanach: 4075
1585
Belaliegie
F Leathanach: 4678
1591-2
Belaliege
F Leathanach: 5802
1610
Bealelege
CPR Leathanach: 189b
1617
Bealaleege
CPR Leathanach: 303b
1617
Beallaleege
CPR Leathanach: 304a
1659
Belalege
Cen. Leathanach: 580
1660
Belaleage & Kilmore
BSD (RC) Uimhir: 75:5, 1660
1660c.
Belaleage
BSD (RC) Leathanach: 36
1685
Ballileaga
Hib. Del.
1817
Salmonstane (sic)
Larkin
1834
Ballyleague
TAB
1837
Ballyleague
BS:AL Leathanach: RC017,3
1837
Ballyleague
Edgeworth Map (AL) Leathanach: RC017,3
1837
Ballyleague
GJPamphlet:AL Leathanach: RC017,3
1837
Ballyleague or Lanesborough
["Weld. p.143, 144, 460, 579"];
Weld:AL Leathanach: RC017,3
1837
Bel áth liagh
pl:AL Leathanach: RC017,3
1837
Béal atha liag, 'mouth of the ford of the stones'
OD:AL Leathanach: RC017,3
1837
[Ballyleague]
"A great portion of this townland is under a great tract of bog along the river Shannon. A great portion of the river here is mandated by floods. There are a great portion of the townland near the south extremity under part of the Lanesborough village" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: RC017,3
1837
Ballyleague
"recte Bellaleague" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: RC017,3

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