Information about Ballaghlea

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Ballaghlea
Irish Form of Name:
Bealach Liath
Translation:
grey way or pass
Civil Parish:
Killian
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Ballaghlea
Bealach Liath
Ballaghleagh Villlage
Bealach liath
Ballaghleagh By Sketch Map
Ballaghleagh Denis H. Kelly, Esq.
Ballaghlea Grand Jury Pamphlets
Ballylee Inq. Temp. Gul. III
Ballaghlea John Cheevers, Esq.
Ballaghleagh Netterville Davis, Esq.
Balllaghleagh Rev. Francis Irwin
Description:
This is a small village situated about 2 chains South of the R. C. Chapel. It is merely a few scattered houses along a road which communicates from Cloonscarberry Cheevers to Cloonscarbery North, the houses are in middling repair.
Situation:
Is situated in the eastern side of this parish on the townlands of Blainagloosh and Cloonascarberry Cheevers.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Ballaghlea is in Cloonascarberry Cheevers townland.

Information From Maps

Original OS maps at the Ordnance Survey of Ireland website.
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Ballaghlea
Information from the National Monuments Service.
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Archaeological map from the National Monuments Service
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