BROWSE
townland
Baile Phirín
genitive: Bhaile Phirín
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballyfireen
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town of Pirín
    Pirín -- ainm pearsanta (< Pierre)

  • English

    the town of Pirín
    Pirín -- personal name (< Pierre)

Centrepoint

52.0034, -8.59536latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1621
Ballipherine
CPR Leathanach: 495
1629
Ballyfearine
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: iii, 280
1629
Ballyfearine
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: iii, 288
1659
Ballyfereene
Cen. Leathanach: 231
1660c
Ballyferun
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 104
1703
Ballyferrin
Trustees Leathanach: 373
1785
Ballyferine
CGn. Leathanach: 367.328.247383
1811
Ballyfirneen
Bath
1841
Ballyfireen
BS:AL Leathanach: Co166,15
1841
Ballyfereen
Davis, Rev. C.:AL Leathanach: Co166,15
1841
Ballyfereen
Cork Union Valuation Bk.:AL Leathanach: Co166,15
1841
Ballyfereen, i.e. the townland of the little man
Windele, J.:AL Leathanach: Co166,15
1841
Ballyfereen
Stopford, Rev. W.:AL Leathanach: Co166,15
1841
Ballyfeirin, i.e. the land of short pasture or grass
Horgan, Rev. M.:AL Leathanach: Co166,15
1841
Ballyfearine
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Co166,15
1841
Baile an fhirín, 'town of the coarse gras'
"'Fiorthann' is coarse grass. It is anglicised 'fiorin' in the north." [Nóta OD]
OC/OD:AL Leathanach: Co166,15
1841
Ballyfireen
OD:AL Leathanach: Co166,15

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