BROWSE
townland
Baile an Ghoirtín
genitive: Bhaile an Ghoirtín
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballygorteen
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
English little field

Centrepoint

52.4306, -8.00152latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

c.1550
baile in ghuirtín
Sen. Búrc. Leathanach: 159
1577
Ballingurtin
F Leathanach: 2962
1585
Ballengartein, Ballengurtine
F Leathanach: 4637
1590
Ballengurtyne
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: I.219
1590
Ballyngurtin, Ballyngurtyn
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: I.213
1591
Ballengurten
COD Leathanach: VI.46
1591
Balleng[ortyn]
F Leathanach: 5548
1593
Ballygurtyn
COD Leathanach: VI.61
1601
Ballingurtin
F Leathanach: 6479
1610
Balligurtine
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: I.169
1633
Ballinegurtine
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: II.125
1633
Ballygurtine
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: II.98
1654
Ballingurteene
CS II Leathanach: 18, 19
1654
Ballingurtine
CS II Leathanach: 19
1654
Ballygortine
CS II Leathanach: 18
1654
Ballygurteene
CS II Leathanach: 15
1654
Ballygurtine
CS II Leathanach: 5
1657
Balligurten
DS
1659
Ballingortin
Cen. Leathanach: 326
c.1660
Ballygarteene
BSD (TÁ) Leathanach: 94
1665-6
Ballygurtinoe
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 66
1666-7
Ballygurteen
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 122
1667
Balligurteene
DS (s) (TÁ)
1717
Ballygorteen, Ballygurteen
CGn. Leathanach: 17.324.8998
1840
Ballygurteen
BS:AL
1840
Baile guirtín
OD:AL
1840
Baile guirtín
pl:AL
1989
ˌbaliːˈgortən
beirt fhaisnéiseoirí
Áit.

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