Re: Hession/County mayo
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In reply to:
Hession/County mayo
Winifred Mc Cormick 10/19/01
From;
The Anglicized words of Irish Placenames by Tom Burnell.
Ballina, (on Shannon) béal-áth-na-Boróimhe, not given.
Ballina, baile-an/na..., (see bally) of the...
Ballina, baile-an-átha, town of the ford.
Ballina, baile-na…, town/townland of the…
Ballina, baile-Uí-Einigh, Heany’s (a family name) homestead.
Ballina, beal-átha, béal-an-átha, béal/beal-an-atha, the mouth of the ford.
Ballina, buaile-na…, milking place of the…
Glee, gCladh, mounds.
Burris, buirgheas, buirghes, a borough.
Carra, an ancient territory.
Carra, cairthe, cairrthe, a standing stone.
Carra, cara, the leg.
Carra, cartha, a rock or heap.
Carra, carra, stepping stones or a causeway.
Carra, carrach, a rough rugged place or a rocky place.
Carra, carraic, charrach, charra, rocky or rough surface.
Carra, Ceara, the name of a barony.
Carra, ceathramhadh, ceathrú, a quarter.
Carra, ceathramha, ceathrún, charraigh, chatharaigh, cheathrú, cheathrúin, not given.
Carra, chairthe, a pillar stone.
Carra, chartha, a rock.
Carra, coraidh, caradh, cora, cara, a weir or dam.
Carra, corrach, not given.
Carra, garbh, rough.
Bally, baile, this can mean a town, village, cluster of houses, townland, place, spot, homestead, enclosure, dwelling, residence, habitation, patrimony, settlement or situation.
Na, na, of the…
Ballyna, baile-an(sic)…, not given.
Ballyna, baile-na…, bail’-na…, town of the …
Ballyna, béal-átha-na…, ford mouth of the…
Ballyna, buaile-na…, booley (dairying place) of the…
Ballyna, baile-na…, home of the…
Glea, gCleath, gCliath, hurdles.
Glee, gCladh, mounds.
More, mór, mhór, big or great.
Ballinadhiamore...no information.
Regards.
Tom.