Information about Ballaghbreesty

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Ballaghbreesty
Irish Form of Name:
Bealach Briste
Translation:
broken road
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Ballaghbreesty Local name
Comment:
See townland
Description:
The bank of the sea which broken [unable to read].
Situation:
N. of Townagh townland, West of parish.

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:
Ballaghbreesty is in Townagh East townland.