BROWSE
townland
Baile na hAbha
genitive: Bhaile na hAbha
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballynahown
(English)

Glossary

abhainn, abha
English river
English townland, town, homestead

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

51.7056, -9.67432latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1618
Ballinehowe
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: ii, 9
1836
Ballynahough
p. Adrigole
BPR Leathanach: 4287
1839
Ballinihaw
Bantry Papers
1841
Ballinahoun
BS:AL Leathanach: Co197,6
1841
Ballinahoun
Bar. Cess Bk.:AL Leathanach: Co197,6
1841
Ballinahanee
O'Sullivan, P.:AL Leathanach: Co197,6
1841
Baile na h-ábhann, 'town of the river'
OD:AL Leathanach: Co197,6
1841
Baile na habhann
pl:AL Leathanach: Co197,6
1841
Ballynahown
"Made 'na-howen' elsewhere, but this form could not be adopted in the South." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: Co197,6

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