BROWSE
townland
Baile Uí Chreacháin
genitive: Bhaile Uí Chreacháin
(Irish)
Ballycrighan
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
Ó, Uí, Uíbh

Centrepoint

52.8573, -8.87913latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1586
Bally-creghan
Inq.(Ga) Leathanach: 1.62
1586
Ballycraghane
Inq.(Ga) Leathanach: 1.62
1586
Ballycraghan more
Inq.(Ga) Leathanach: 1.66
1621
Ballychrechane
CPR Leathanach: 493
1624
Ballycrahan
Inq.(Cl) Leathanach: 2.22
1633
Ballycroghane
Inq.(Cl) Leathanach: 2.304
c.1655
Ballireghan
DS Leathanach: 116
c.1660
Ballireghan
BSD (Cl) Leathanach: 116
1684
Ballycreghan
ASE Leathanach: 279.15
1745
Knockballycrehane
CGn. Leathanach: 119.268.82499
1746
Knockballycrehane, Ballycrehane
CGn. Leathanach: 123.444.85288
1839
Ballycrahaan
AL
1839
Baile Uí Críochain
OD:AL
1839
baile Ui chratháin, Cricain
(pl glanta nach mór)
pl:AL

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