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kmvm
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Bally
« on: Wednesday 04 November 09 21:34 UTC (UK) »
Hi
I am looking for area of Mayo my GGreatgrandfather came from.On 1911 England census where born states Ireland Bally resident.Family said came from Swinford.
Any ideas where Bally means.His name was Martin Lavelle born 1833
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aghadowey
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Re: Bally
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 04 November 09 21:40 UTC (UK) »
The word 'Bally' is Irish for town/townland - hundreds of place in Ireland start this way and there are a long list of them in Mayo alone.
If you go to www.seanruad.com and search for words beginning with Bally in Co. Mayo you'll see the problem.
Is the 'Bally resident' on the form from a transcript or actual copy?
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Re: Bally
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 04 November 09 21:46 UTC (UK) »
Hi
It is the same on both.Thought I had cracked this until I saw how many places start with Bally.
Thanks anyway.
Kind Regards
Kath
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Re: Bally
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 04 November 09 21:49 UTC (UK) »
Is it a transcription you have or the actual scanned image?- transcription could be an error if person wasn't familiar with placename or perhaps the handwriting was hard to read.
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Re: Bally
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 04 November 09 21:55 UTC (UK) »
Hi
Scanned image but not written by Martin Lavelle .Written by his landlady.
Thanks for your help.
Kath
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Re: Bally
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 04 November 09 22:15 UTC (UK) »
One of the nearest Townlands for Swinford is Ballyvary between Castlebar and swinford.
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Re: Bally
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 04 November 09 22:34 UTC (UK) »
Hi
Thanks for all your help.Ballyvary could be it.
Kind regards
Kath
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Re: Bally
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 05 November 09 08:57 UTC (UK) »
there's a town called Balla in Co. Mayo - which I suppose could be misunderstood as Bally. It's about half way between Castlebar and Mayo Claremorris.  It's pronounced locally a bit like 'Baal'. I remember the town has very wide main street and some sort of market.

There is a Lavelle entry dated 1857 on Griffith's in Balla Town - see :
http://www.rootschat.com/links/07f2/

p.s. Balla is about 24 km from Swinford.


Shane

fixed Mayo typo - should have read Claremorris
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Re: Bally
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 05 November 09 09:12 UTC (UK) »
Hi
Thankyou for that information.The place name could have been spelt as it sounded. I will follow this up with the other info on the Griffiths Valuation.
Kind regards
Kath
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