Béal Eiscreach/Belesker

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Hierarchy

townland

Béal Eiscreach

genitive: Bhéal Eiscreach

(Irish)

Belesker

(English)

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Glossary

béal

English opening, approach, mouth

Hierarchy

county

Maigh Eo/Mayo

barony

Coistealaigh/Costello

civil parish

Béacán/Bekan

Centrepoint

53.7393, -8.85045latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1635	Balliskerogh	Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 9 The Strafford Inquisition of County Mayo (RIA MS 24 E 15) Foilsitheoir: Irish Manuscripts Commission, Áit foilsithe: Dublin, Údar: William O’Sullivan , Bliain foilsithe: 1958
1635	Thomas mc Costello... 1 qr called... Belliskragh	Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 3 The Strafford Inquisition of County Mayo (RIA MS 24 E 15) Foilsitheoir: Irish Manuscripts Commission, Áit foilsithe: Dublin, Údar: William O’Sullivan , Bliain foilsithe: 1958
1661	Beallsiskeragh 4 qrs. (vizt) Cloonbolbin 1 qr., Cloonbockighter 1 qr., Beallestragh 1 qr., Clunbuckoghter als Callragh 1 qr.	BSD (ME) Leathanach: 91 Books of Survey and Distribution (Co. Mayo)
1678	Bellaskeragh 1 qr	ASE Leathanach: 249 Abstracts of Grants of Lands..under the Acts of Settlement and Explanation, A.D.1666-1684 (Appendix to Fifteenth Annual Report from the Commissioners of Public Records of Ireland, 45-280; 1825) Bliain: 1666-84
1685	Balleskeagh [sic]	Hib. Del. Hiberniæ Delineatio, William Petty Bliain foilsithe: 1685, Bliain foilsithe: 1685, Foilsitheoir: Irish University Press (1969)
1710c	Bellestreagh 1 qr	CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 166b Crown Rental of Lands.
1720	Belliskeragh als Ballysheragh	CGn. Imleabhar: 27.151.16200 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1830	Belesker	Bald William Bald, A Map of the Maritime County of Mayo, in 25 sheets; surveyed between 1809 and 1817 and published in 1830 Bliain foilsithe: 1830
1833	Bellesker	TAB Leathanach: 72 Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1838	Belliskea ["..from the Tithe Compn Books in the possession of the Revd J.W. Moon"];	TAB Leathanach: ME033,4 Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1838	Beul eiscir, 'mouth of the esker or ridge'	OD:AL Leathanach: ME033,4 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1838	Belesker	Letter Info:AL Leathanach: ME033,4 Letter of Information:AL
1838	Belesker	BS:AL Leathanach: ME033,4 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1838	Beúl eiscreach "also by some" [dúch];	dúch:AL Leathanach: ME033,4 Foirm Ghaeilge (go hiondúil) nó nóta i ndúch, nach léir cé a scríobh
1838	Beúl eiscreac "eiscir" [pl];	pl:AL Leathanach: ME033,4 Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1838	Belesker	OC:AL Leathanach: ME033,4 Leagan Gaeilge nó Béarla a scríobh Tomás Ó Conchúir in AL/Irish or English form written by Thomas O'Conor in AL Bliain: 1838
1838	Bealeskirough	dúch dearg:AL Leathanach: ME033,4 Nóta i ndúch dearg in AL (Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook)
1838	[Belesker] "There is a trig. station in this townland called Craig" [Desc. Rem.];	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME033,4 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40

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