BROWSE
townland
Baile Uí Aoláin
genitive: Bhaile Uí Aoláin
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Balisland
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
Ó, Uí

Centrepoint

52.7292, -6.56104latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1587
Ballielan in Shilealogh
F
1608
Ballyhellane
CPR
1636
Ballykenlan
Inq. Lag.
1668
Ballylane?
HMR (CM)
1685
Bally Iland
Dublin Wills
1760
Balisland
Nevill 1760
1778
ballyellin
T&S
1787
Bally Island
Ferns Wills
1809
Balisland
Scale's Atlas
1810
Bally Island
CGn.
1810
Balland
CGn.
1820
Ballyisland
GJR 1819-21 (CM)
1822
Ballisland
Ferns Wills
1822
Bally-Island
GJR 1821-23 (CM)
1830c
Balisland
TAB
1838
Ballyisland
CGn.
1839
Bally island
Bk. Lands, Index to:AL Leathanach: CM065,14
1839
Balisland
BS:AL Leathanach: CM065,14
1839
Ballyslan
BSD:AL Leathanach: CM065,14
1839
Bally island
Hope, W.:AL Leathanach (AL): CM065,14
1839
Bally island
McDonnell, A.:AL (CM) Leathanach (AL): CM065,14
1839
Balisland
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach (AL): CM065,14
1839
Baile oileáin, 'town of the island'
OD:AL Leathanach: CM065,14
1839
Bal island, yewtree church
pl:AL Leathanach: CM065,14
1839
Balisland or Bally island
Swinny, Rev. G. P.:AL (CM) Leathanach (AL): CM065,14
1930
Balislam, pronounced ' ‘Băl-eye-lum’… [Balisland]' (I lch. 72). Ach áit eile atá ann de réir dealraimh.
LPN

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