Waterford Placenames

Placename : Ballylaneen

Administrative Details:

• Barony : Decies-without-Drum

Description:
This parish lies in the very heart of Power’s County. In the ancient graveyard rest the remains of the Irish poet Tadhg Gaedhealach O Súilleabháin. His grave monument carries an elegant Latin inscription - the composition of his contemporary Donnchadh Ruadh MacConmara.

Old Irish Typeface

Parish Location Map:

Townlands:
Ahanaglogh, Ballydowane East, Ballydowane West, Ballygarran, Ballylaneen, Ballynabanoge North, Ballynabanoge South, Ballynahila, Ballynarrid, Ballyogarty, Carrigcastle, Carrowntassona, Cooltubbrid East, Cooltubbrid West, Currabaha East, Currabaha West, Fahafeelagh, Graigueshoneen, Kilmacthomas, Lisard, Lisnageragh, Seafield, Templeyvrick,

Related Resources

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Online Books and Journals
Full-text monographs, journals, and articles of Waterford Interest include useful resources for Affane:

• The Place-Names of Decies by Patrick Power. (Dublin; Cork University Press, 1952)
• Parish Files [Waterford County Library]
• The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland 1843-44 [Waterford extracts]
• Ordnance Survey Letters [1841] by John O'Donovan
• Irish Tourist Authority Survey [1941-45]

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