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Help deciphering an Irish placename
« on: Sunday 15 June 14 02:56 BST (UK) »
My ancestor Jeremiah FARRELL was born in Ireland, but married, in Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1829, Ann MUIR. Their 6th son, Hugh, was born in Scotland on 7/1/1855. This birth is the only record I have found of Jeremiah's place of origin, but I can't read it.

Farrell  - Ayrshire
Cairns - Ayrshire
McCann - Ayrshire
Brown - Ayrshire
Petty - Yorkshire, Durham
Lucas - Staffordshire, Durham
Whitaker - Yorkshire
Thackrah - Yorkshire
Stephenson - Durham
Marshall - Yorkshire
Walker - Staffordshire, Southland New Zealand
McCullough -  Antrim, Southland New Zealand,
Cavanagh - Galway, Southland New Zealand
Anthony - Tipperary, Southland New Zealand
Bath - Cornwall, Tasmania, Southland
Brungot - Alesund, Norway; Southland
Bonthron - Fifeshire, Southland

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Re: Help deciphering an Irish placename
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 15 June 14 03:21 BST (UK) »
A larger piece of the register entry:
Farrell  - Ayrshire
Cairns - Ayrshire
McCann - Ayrshire
Brown - Ayrshire
Petty - Yorkshire, Durham
Lucas - Staffordshire, Durham
Whitaker - Yorkshire
Thackrah - Yorkshire
Stephenson - Durham
Marshall - Yorkshire
Walker - Staffordshire, Southland New Zealand
McCullough -  Antrim, Southland New Zealand,
Cavanagh - Galway, Southland New Zealand
Anthony - Tipperary, Southland New Zealand
Bath - Cornwall, Tasmania, Southland
Brungot - Alesund, Norway; Southland
Bonthron - Fifeshire, Southland

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Re: Help deciphering an Irish placename
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 15 June 14 06:35 BST (UK) »
Wow, this is a difficult one.

If it had been a place near Glasgow - I would have had an immediate shot at "Bellshill"... but it is Ireland.  There seems to be a "B" at start and two "ll's" in middle ???  And it doesn't say "Co" for County, so  is it a town name??
Good luck!
McNab, Kenney, Johnstone, Carrigan, (Cargan, Kirgan, Corrigan), Toll, Tracey, McNulty,  Reilly, Maguire, Loughlin, Banks, McGonagle, Forsyth, McDonald, Michael,  Kennedy, Bagnell, Cronan, Dunleavy, McMullan. -  Glasgow, Ireland, British Columbia Canada, Manchester New Hampshire USA.

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Re: Help deciphering an Irish placename
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 15 June 14 06:37 BST (UK) »
I should have said, that is the second line I am talking about.  On first line (Name of street? ) are the first two letters actually numbers, 46???  hmmmm.... Very difficult.
McNab, Kenney, Johnstone, Carrigan, (Cargan, Kirgan, Corrigan), Toll, Tracey, McNulty,  Reilly, Maguire, Loughlin, Banks, McGonagle, Forsyth, McDonald, Michael,  Kennedy, Bagnell, Cronan, Dunleavy, McMullan. -  Glasgow, Ireland, British Columbia Canada, Manchester New Hampshire USA.


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Re: Help deciphering an Irish placename
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 15 June 14 06:42 BST (UK) »
In the first picture, the top line says "46 years" (Jeremiah's age). The second word on the second line is "Ireland".

Farrell  - Ayrshire
Cairns - Ayrshire
McCann - Ayrshire
Brown - Ayrshire
Petty - Yorkshire, Durham
Lucas - Staffordshire, Durham
Whitaker - Yorkshire
Thackrah - Yorkshire
Stephenson - Durham
Marshall - Yorkshire
Walker - Staffordshire, Southland New Zealand
McCullough -  Antrim, Southland New Zealand,
Cavanagh - Galway, Southland New Zealand
Anthony - Tipperary, Southland New Zealand
Bath - Cornwall, Tasmania, Southland
Brungot - Alesund, Norway; Southland
Bonthron - Fifeshire, Southland

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Re: Help deciphering an Irish placename
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 15 June 14 06:49 BST (UK) »
Now why couldn't I see the word "years" lol.  Just goes to show how many eyes make ?light work?  And of course the last word is "Ireland".  So the main word  is still the problem..  Again - good luck with it John.
McNab, Kenney, Johnstone, Carrigan, (Cargan, Kirgan, Corrigan), Toll, Tracey, McNulty,  Reilly, Maguire, Loughlin, Banks, McGonagle, Forsyth, McDonald, Michael,  Kennedy, Bagnell, Cronan, Dunleavy, McMullan. -  Glasgow, Ireland, British Columbia Canada, Manchester New Hampshire USA.

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Re: Help deciphering an Irish placename
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 15 June 14 06:53 BST (UK) »
Think the first part of the word before Ireland could be Ballan...

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Re: Help deciphering an Irish placename
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 15 June 14 06:56 BST (UK) »
Think the first part of the word before Ireland could be Ballan...

Kay
The letter after the "B", though, doesn't look the same as that after the "LL". And then there appears to be an "H", very similar to the last letter of Jeremiah's name, in the larger view, 3rd after the "LL".
Farrell  - Ayrshire
Cairns - Ayrshire
McCann - Ayrshire
Brown - Ayrshire
Petty - Yorkshire, Durham
Lucas - Staffordshire, Durham
Whitaker - Yorkshire
Thackrah - Yorkshire
Stephenson - Durham
Marshall - Yorkshire
Walker - Staffordshire, Southland New Zealand
McCullough -  Antrim, Southland New Zealand,
Cavanagh - Galway, Southland New Zealand
Anthony - Tipperary, Southland New Zealand
Bath - Cornwall, Tasmania, Southland
Brungot - Alesund, Norway; Southland
Bonthron - Fifeshire, Southland

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Re: Help deciphering an Irish placename
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 15 June 14 07:06 BST (UK) »
Just another "stab in the dark".  Could it be "Ballinakill" which is in County Laois?
McNab, Kenney, Johnstone, Carrigan, (Cargan, Kirgan, Corrigan), Toll, Tracey, McNulty,  Reilly, Maguire, Loughlin, Banks, McGonagle, Forsyth, McDonald, Michael,  Kennedy, Bagnell, Cronan, Dunleavy, McMullan. -  Glasgow, Ireland, British Columbia Canada, Manchester New Hampshire USA.