BROWSE
townland
Baile Chorr Bhuí Beag
genitive: Bhaile Chorr Bhuí Beag
(Irish)
Ballycorboys Little
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
beag, big
English small
English yellow
English round hill, pointed hill, hollow; pointed, conspicuous, odd

Centrepoint

52.2392, -6.43317latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1547
Ballycorvoy
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 77
1605
Ballycorbeg (Tho. Roche)
Inq. Lag.
1625
Ballycorboy (Tho. Roche)
Inq. Lag.
1654-6
Little Ballycorboy
CS (LG) Leathanach: 303
1655
Great Ballycorboye
DS Comp. (LG)
1655
Little Ballycorboye
DS Comp. (LG)
1659
Little Ballycorboy
Cen. Leathanach: 535
1659
Great Ballycorboy
Cen. Leathanach: 535
1659
Little ballycorboy
Cen. Leathanach: 535
1660c
Great ballycorboy (Walt. Talbott)
BSD (LG) Imleabhar: (CS IX), Leathanach: 79 (303)
1660c
Little Ballycorboy (Walt. Talbott)
BSD (LG) Imleabhar: (CS IX), Leathanach: 79 (303)
1685
B:corboy
Hib. Del.
1830c
Great ByCorboys
TAB Leathanach: 1 (II)
1830c
Gt Ballycorboise
TAB Leathanach: 1
1830c
Little ByCorboys
TAB Leathanach: 1 (II)
1830c
Lt. Ballycorboise
TAB Leathanach: 1
1830c
Lt. Ballycorboise
TAB Leathanach: 1
1840
Baile cor buídhe, 'town of the yellow hill'
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 17
1840
Ballycorboys etc. "The true name is 'Ballycorboy Big & Little,' 's' added to forms the plural." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 17
1840
Big Ballycorboise
Fenwick, Rev.:AL (LG)
1840
Big Ballycorboys
BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 18
1840
Big Ballycorboys
GJP:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 18
1840
Great Ballycorborse
TAB:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 18
1840
Greate Ballycorboy
DS:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 18
1840
Little Ballycorboise
Fenwick, Rev.:AL (LG)
1840
Little Ballycorborse
TAB:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 17
1840
Little Ballycorboy
DS Ref.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 17
1840
Little Ballycorboye
DS Map:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 17
1840
Little Ballycorboys
BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 17
1840
Little Ballycorboys
GJP:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 17

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