BROWSE
townland
An Baile Rua
genitive: an Bhaile Rua
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballinroe
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
rua, ruadh
English red; red place

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

51.6732, -8.57089latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1585
Ballero
F Leathanach: 4600
1587
Ballyroe
F Leathanach: 5029
1620
Balliroe
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: ii, 122
1655
Balleros
DS
1660c
Balliroe
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 53
1666
Ballyroe
ASE Leathanach: 78
1811
Ballyroe
Bath
1841
Ballinroe
BS:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1841
Balliroe
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1841
Ballyroe
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1841
Balliroe
DS:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1841
Baile ruadh
OC:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1841
red town
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1841
Ballinroe
"I think 'Ballyroe' was the original name." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1841
[Ballinroe]
"'Fort Arthur House' and a Danish fort a little South E. of the house called by the same name."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: 1,7

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