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School: Ballinahowen (roll number 8646)

Location:
Ballynahown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Hanley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0744, Page 171

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  1. Place Names of Millane and Ballynahown Parish

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    Place names of Millane and Ballinahowen Parish
    The following townlands comprise Ballinahowen:
    1. Ballinahowen:Baile na hAbhann: Town of the river. The village got its name from a river called the Worm, which flows beside it.
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    3. Loughhill: Leamh Choill: Elm Wood
    4. Ballyduff: Baile Dubh: Black Townland: The word black referred to the soil
    5. Clonascra: Cluan (Eiscre): The meadow of the sand ridge. It got its name from the Eisker Riada which runs from Dublin to Galway. The Eisker Riada was the dividing line between Leath Cuinn and Leath Mogha.
    6. Bloomhill: Cluan Creamh): This was the old Irish name which means the meadow of the wild garlic.
    7. Renawn: Réidhnán : Small marsh.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Ballynahown, Co. Westmeath
    Collector
    Máire Ní Dhálaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynahown, Co. Westmeath