Help deciphering an Irish placename

[maggbill]

Just discovered that there is also a "Ballinakill" in County Galway and County Meath!   What would we do without these Irish challenges!  Also the mystery word doesn't seem to end with two "l's" does it?

[Johnf04]

I have wondered, too, whether it is a Scottish clerk's attempt at writing what someone with a strong Irish accent tells him. When Jeremiah was married, his surname was recorded as "Ferl"!

[Sinann]

You could try out the various suggestions here to see if there are any Farrells living there in the 1820/30s
There is one listed for Ballinakill in Laois for example.

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/index.jsp

[Johnf04]

Thank you Magbill. Kay99 and Sinann for your suggestions. The Galway parish has Farrells with forenames that occur in my family.

Jeremiah's parents were Thomas FARRELL and Allison SLAVEN. In Jeremiah's death registration, Thomas's occupation is "salt works labourer", and I note there were salt works in Galway.

[Sinann]

There is one Slavin listed in the Applotment books for Galway. Not quite right but close.
Your farm had to be over a certain size so not everyone is listed.

[montie]

Myself, if it's near Galway, I'd go for Ballynahinch

[Johnf04]

Myself, if it's near Galway, I'd go for Ballynahinch

Unfortunately, I don't know what county Jeremiah's from.

[Geoff-E]

For geographical reasons, emigration to Scotland is probably more likely from the north of Ireland.  From my own research it seems that most who went to Cumberland arrived from Antrim and Down and I'm sure it's probably true for Scotland too.

[montie]

For geographical reasons, emigration to Scotland is probably more likely from the north of Ireland.  From my own research it seems that most who went to Cumberland arrived from Antrim and Down and I'm sure it's probably true for Scotland too.

I would agree with that... In fact, when I thought of Ballynahinch, I was thinking about the one in Co. Down, but I thought research was focused on Co. Galway - and there is also a Ballynahinch there. I am not even sure it *is* Ballynahinch anyway Very difficult.