BROWSE
townland
Béac
genitive: Bhéac
(Irish)
Beak
(English)

Centrepoint

52.181, -6.58383latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1787
Lands of Ballyteige and also all that whose subdenom. or part and parcels of ...Ballyteigue called or known by the name of the Beak of Ballyteague, Newhouses of Ballyteigue, Newtown of Ballyteigue Beak and Groogane owise Grogane part o Chappell.
CGn. Imleabhar: 385, Leathanach: 359, Uimhir: 255532
1792
Beak
Bruen Est. Map 1817
1814
Newtown Ballyteige subdenom. called Beak, (Bruen-Tench)
CGn. Imleabhar: 673, Leathanach: 232, Uimhir: 463559
1820c
Beak or Bake
de Vál
1830c
Beake
TAB Leathanach: 5
1840
Bake
BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 14
1840
Bake
King, Rev.:AL (LG)
1840
Bake
Young, J.:AL (LG)
1840
Beak
Bar. Cons.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 14
1840
Beak
GJReturn:AL (LG) Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 14
1840
Beak
Hore, H.:AL (LG)
1840
Beak"This 'béic' is hardly Irish. I think it is a translation of 'gub' a point or snout." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 14

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