BROWSE
Baile Cloiche
genitive: Bhaile Cloiche
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballyclogh
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
cloch, cloich
English stone, stone building

Centrepoint

52.1676, -8.74738latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1300c.
Lathbane (< ? Liath Bhán, whitish grey land)
Pap. Tax. Leathanach: 277
1300c.
Lachbane
Pap. Tax. Leathanach: 314
1468[-9]
Layban alias Baycloy
CPL Leathanach: XII, 706
1494
Lebain
Ann. Cloyn. Leathanach: 26. 86
1497
Lebam alias Ballecloe
CPL Leathanach: XVI, 750.513
1541
Ballycloghye
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 147
1550c.
Baile Cloiche
CDhonn. Leathanach: 519.397
1573
Ballyclohye
F Leathanach: 2250
1575
Ballycloghy
F Leathanach: 2584
1602
Ballycloghy
F Leathanach: 6762
1606
Balliclogh
CPR Leathanach: 83-b
1611
Ballyclohie
Hist. Top. Notes Leathanach: 1, 127
1612
Ballicloughy
CPR Leathanach: 241-a
1612
Calclough orse Balliclough orse Labane
CPR Leathanach: 241-a
1615
Balliclogh alias Laban
RVis. (CCR) Leathanach: 202
1635-6
Ballycloghie
Egm. Mss. Leathanach: 1, 83
1638
Ballycloghy
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: VI, 33
1641
Bally Cloghy
Egm. Mss. Leathanach: 1, 141
1642
Ballilogh
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 1, 154
1711-12
Ballyclogh
Corp. Kins. Leathanach: 190
1730
Ballyclogh alias Labane
Crow's Vis. Leathanach: 71
1731
Ballyclogh
State Pop. Leathanach: 123
1811
Ballyclogh
Bath
1812
Ballyclough
Leet Leathanach: 1, 53
1821
Ballyclogh, called also Lavan Parish
Pop. Ir. Leathanach: 157,167
1837
Ballyclough or Lavan
Top. Dict. Leathanach: 1, 129
1840
Ballyclogh
BS:AL
1840
It is from this castle the T(own) L(and) received the name of Clough
BS:AL
1840x
baile na cloiche
EC:AL
1840y
town of the stone
OD:AL
1844
Ballyclogh Castle
SO 6" Leathanach: 24
1988
Ballyclogh Castle
CCC Leathanach: 302

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