Béal an Bhealaigh Íochtarach/Bellavally Lower

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townland

Béal an Bhealaigh Íochtarach

genitive: Bhéal an Bhealaigh Íochtarach

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(Irish)

Bellavally Lower

(English)

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Glossary

béal

English opening, approach, mouth

bealach

English way, pass

Hierarchy

county

An Cabhán/Cavan

barony

Teallach Eathach/Tullyhaw

civil parish

Teampall an Phoirt/Templeport

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the approach to the pass

An bealach isteach i nGleann Ghaibhle atá i gceist.
English

the approach to the pass

Refers to the pass into Gleann Ghaibhle/Glangevlin.

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54.1782, -7.844latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1652	Bealbaly	Comm. Surv. Suirbhéireacht a rinneadh le linn an Chomhlathais (c.1652) ar fhormhór na mbailte fearainn i gContae an Chabháin. ‘Commonwealth Survey’ a bhaist lucht na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis air. Ní mhaireann ach tras-scríbhinn a rinneadh sa 19ú haois, a bhfuil íomhánna de i seilbh an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Ar fáil ar líne freisin ar www.cavantownlands.com.
1836	Balebally Lower	BS:AL Leathanach: Ca057,28 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Bailbally ["Corrected list of BS"];	BS:AL Leathanach: Ca057,28 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Béil a' bhealaigh, 'mouth of the road or pass' "ostium [tns] via" [dúch]; "This is the name of the narrow entrance into Glen-Gaibhlin on the east, signifying the mouth of the pass or road. Tradition says that Sliabh an iarainn and Cailceach were formerly joined together until the Glas-Gaiblin, that celebrated cow of Ireland, as she was deserting the Glen, which derived its name from her br[o]ke or pass between both, with her large udder which is since called [C]ella[w]ally" [dúch];	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca057,28 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	Bellavally "called in English Bail-Bally" [dúch];	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca057,28 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	[Bellavally Lower] "It is bounded on the S. side by a large mountain stream which is joined by a great many minor ones from the N. and S. sides in its course towards the N.W.. Iron ore, sandstone and slate can be procured but it is not quarried." [Desc. Rem.];	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ca057,28 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40

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