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

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
Ó, Uí

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.0263, -9.1817latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1628
Baliemoroghowe
Inchiquin Leathanach: 1040
1639
Ballymorroghowe
Inchiquin Leathanach: 1521
1649
Ballymorroghowe
Inchiquin Leathanach: 1075
1659
Ballyvoragagh
Cen. Leathanach: 186
1660c
Ballymurohe
BSD (Cl) Leathanach: 464
1660c
Ballymurroho alias Knockbrack
BSD (Cl) Leathanach: 465
1663
Ballymorohowe
Inchiquin Leathanach: 1343
1669
Ballymoroghoe
Inchiquin Leathanach: 1131
1674
Ballymorroghowe
Inchiquin Leathanach: 1153
1678
Ballymoroghoe
ASE Leathanach: 248
1678
Ballymurroghue
ASE Leathanach: 248
1700
Ballymorrohow
Inchiquin Leathanach: 1543
1716
Ballymurphy
Inchiquin Leathanach: 1811&c.
1757
Ballymurphy
Inchiquin Leathanach: 1685
1775
Ballymurahowe
Inchiquin Leathanach: 1303
1781
Ballymurraghhoe
Inchiquin Leathanach: 1305
1787
Ballymurphy Cas.
Pelham (Cl)
1808
Ballymurphy [castle]
Stat. Surv. (Cl) Leathanach: 309
1819
Ballymurphy
"Derivation: Murphy's town"
Par. Stat. Leathanach: 287
1839
Ballymurphy
Pelham:AL Leathanach: Cl114,5
1839
Ballymorohoo
Co. Bk.:AL Leathanach: Cl114,5
1839
Ballymorohoo
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: Cl114,5
1839
Ballymurphy
TAB Leathanach: Cl114,5
1839
Ballymoroghowe
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Cl114,5
1839
Ballymurphy
OD:AL Leathanach: Cl114,5
1839
Baile ui mu[ch]
[seanchló anseo; gas an "h" trasnaithe];
pl:AL Leathanach: Cl114,5
1839
Baile Ui Mhurchadha, 'O'Murphy's town'
OD:AL Leathanach: Cl114,5
1839
[Ballymurphy]
"there are two forts in the townland of which one is called Killballymurphy & N. of this fort stands the site of an old castle called Cushlaun Ballymorohoo" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Cl114,5
1839
Ballymurphy
BS:AL Leathanach: Cl114,5

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