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Ballycorboys Big
(English)
Glossary
English townland, town, homestead
English yellow
English round hill, pointed hill, hollow; pointed, conspicuous, odd
English great, big
Centrepoint
52.2369, -6.42567latitude, longitude
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Historical references
1540 |
Balycorby
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Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 180
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1547 |
Ballycorvoy
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Forth Bar. Leathanach: 77
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1605 |
Ballecorbeg
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 2 J I
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1605 |
Ballycorbeg (Tho. Roche)
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1625 |
Ballycorboy
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 8 C I
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1625 |
Ballycorboy (Tho. Roche)
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1654-6 |
Great Ballycorboy
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CS (LG) Leathanach: 303
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1655 |
Great Ballycorboye
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1655 |
Little Ballycorboye
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1659 |
Great Ballycorboy
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Cen. Leathanach: 535
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1659 |
Great Ballycorboy
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Cen. Leathanach: 535
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1659 |
Little ballycorboy
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Cen. Leathanach: 535
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1660c |
Great ballycorboy (Walt. Talbott)
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BSD (LG) Imleabhar: (CS IX), Leathanach: 79 (303)
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1660c |
Little Ballycorboy (Walt. Talbott, Pt.)
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BSD (LG) Imleabhar: (CS IX), Leathanach: 79 (303)
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1685 |
B:corboy
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1830c |
Great ByCorboys
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TAB Leathanach: 1 (II)
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1830c |
Gt Ballycorboise
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TAB Leathanach: 1
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1830c |
Little ByCorboys
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TAB Leathanach: 1 (II)
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1830c |
Lt. Ballycorboise
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TAB Leathanach: 1
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1830c |
Lt. Ballycorboise
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TAB Leathanach: 1
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1840 |
Baile cor buídhe, 'town of the yellow hill'
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OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 17
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1840 |
Ballycorboys etc. "The true name is 'Ballycorboy Big & Little,' 's' added to forms the plural." [Nóta OD]
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OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 17
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1840 |
Big Ballycorboise
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1840 |
Big Ballycorboys
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BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 18
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1840 |
Big Ballycorboys
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GJP:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 18
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1840 |
Great Ballycorborse
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TAB:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 18
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1840 |
Greate Ballycorboy
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DS:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 18
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1840 |
Little Ballycorboise
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1840 |
Little Ballycorborse
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TAB:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 17
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1840 |
Little Ballycorboy
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DS Ref.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 17
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1840 |
Little Ballycorboye
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DS Map:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 17
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1840 |
Little Ballycorboys
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BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 17
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1840 |
Little Ballycorboys
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GJP:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 17
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