Information about Ballynaleama

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Ballynaleama
Irish Form of Name:
Baile na Léime
Translation:
town of the leap
Civil Parish:
Ballindoon
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Ballynaleama
Baile na Léime
Ballinleama Local
Description:
A village.
Situation:
Situated in the townland of Ballinleama.
Information from the Ordnance Survey Letters:
The Ordnance Survey Letters are letters between John O'Donovan and his supervisor, Thomas Larcom, regarding the work of compiling the Field Books. These letters provide further discussion on many of the places listed in the Field Books.
References to this place can be found in the following letter.
  • Volume 3 page 104

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:
Ballynaleama is in Ballinaleama townland.
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