BROWSE
townland
Baile Mhic Ádaim
genitive: Bhaile Mhic Ádaim
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballymacadam (Austin)
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town of Mac Ádaim
    Mac Ádaim — sloinne (< Adam(s) na nAngla-Normannach).
    Féach 1654 ‘Morrish Adam of BallymccAdam’, Civil Survey.

  • English

    the town of Mac Ádaim
    Mac Ádaim — surname (< Anglo-Norman Adam(s)).
    See 1654 ‘Morrish Adam of BallymccAdam’, Civil Survey.

Centrepoint

52.3693, -7.89492latitude, longitude
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Historical references

ˌbalɪːməˈkaːdəm
Áit.
Morrish Adam of BallymccAdam' CS I 356
Adamstown Lm: Baile Adaim - 1341 Adameston
Adamstown PL: Baile Adáim - 1408 balladam; 1841 Baile adáim AL:pl
1305 G. Adam CJR go leor samplaí de 'son of Adam' (< Laidin)
RBO fil.Ade CC (1312) srl
COD I fitzAdam CC (1350) srl
COD II T.Adam CC (1350) SRL
COD VI N.Adams CC (1601)
1508
BallymcCadum
COD Leathanach: III.336
1578
Ballimackadan
F Leathanach: 3328
1579
Ballicadam ats Adamstowne
Inq. Leathanach: I.110
1589
Ballemcadam
Inq. Leathanach: I.118
1595
Ballim'adam
F Leathanach: 5950
1596
Adameston
Inq. Leathanach: I.250
1601
Ballim'addam, Ballem'addam
F Leathanach: 6532
1601
Balle-m'addam
F Leathanach: 6521
1605
Ballymcadam
CPR Leathanach: XIV.27.54b
1615
Ballymcadam
CPR Leathanach: XIV.15.298a
1632
Adamstowne
Inq. Leathanach: II.46
1639
BallymcAdam
Inq. Leathanach: III.239
1654
Ballym Adam
CS I Leathanach: I.356
1654
BallymccAdam
CS I Leathanach: I.350,351,355, srl
1654
Ballymc Adam
CS II Leathanach: II.410, 411
1655
Ballymac Adame
CS I Leathanach: I.388
1655c
Balli McAdam
DS
1659
Bally McAdam
Cen. Leathanach: 311
1659
Ballymcc Adam
Cen. Leathanach: 350
1660c
BallimcAdam
BSD Leathanach: 148
1664c
Ballymac Adam
Inq. Leathanach: III.345
1665-6
Ballymadan
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 26
1666-7
BallymcAdam
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 87
1668
BallymcAdam
ASE Leathanach: 170:34
1720
Bally mc Adam
CGn. Leathanach: 29.145.16519
1840
Ballymacadam East, West, Austin
BS:AL
1840
Baile mic Adaim, 'Mac Adam's town'
AL
1840
'Is the property of Austin Esq.'
AL:Desc. Remarks S.V.Ballymacadam Austin.
Desc. Rem.:AL
1952
Baile Mhic Ádaim
PN Decies Leathanach: 297
1985
ˌbaliːməˈkaːdəm
Áit.

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