BROWSE
townland
Buaile Phrácáis
genitive: Bhuaile Phrácáis
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballyprecas
(English)

Glossary

buaile, buailidh
English cattle-fold, summer-pasture

Centrepoint

52.6353, -6.65978latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1621
Bolypracas (Donell Spainagh)
CPR Leathanach: 500a
1654
Bolipracas (Teorainn Bolinevor, Crane)
CS (LG) Leathanach: 274
1654
Bolibracas (Morgan Kavanagh)
CS (LG) Leathanach: 275
1656
Ballybracass
DS
1660c
Ballybrattas
BSD (LG) Leathanach: 117
1668
Ballypratas
ASE Leathanach: 153
1689c
Ballypraccas als Ballybruess(Anglesey)
Quit Rent (LG) Leathanach: 54
1710
Ballypracas (Phillips – Harison)
CGn. Imleabhar: 7, Leathanach: 45, Uimhir: 1578
1712
Ballypracas (Ogle)
CGn. Imleabhar: 10, Leathanach: 60, Uimhir: 3062
1720
Ballypracav (St. Ledger – Mercer)
CGn. Imleabhar: 35, Leathanach: 198, Uimhir: 21948
1840
Baile Phrecas, Precas’s town
OD:AL
1840
Ballyprecas
BS Sketch Map:AL (LG)
1840
Ballyprecas
le Aichdall, J.:AL (LG)
1840
Ballyprécas
OD:AL
1840
Ballyyrecas
Macutchen, W.:AL (LG)

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