What does Bally mean in Irish place names?
What does Bally mean in Irish place names?
place of
Bally is an extremely common prefix to town names in Ireland, and is derived from the Gaelic phrase ‘Baile na’, meaning ‘place of’. It is not quite right to translate it ‘town of’, as there were few, if any, towns in Ireland at the time these names were formed.
What is the longest named place in Ireland?
Muckanaghederdauhaulia
At 22 letters long, Muckanaghederdauhaulia (from Muiceanach idir Dhá Sháile meaning “pig-marsh between two saltwaters”) is often believed to be Ireland’s longest one-word place name.
What city has two names twice?
Seattle–Tacoma, Washington (state), US.
What does Kil mean in Irish place names?
Names of Irish Gaelic origin
| Anglicised spelling | Irish | English translation |
|---|---|---|
| kil, kill | cill | churchyard or graveyard |
| kil, kill | coill | woodland |
| kin, ken | cionn/ceann | head |
| knock | cnoc | hill |
What does Ballymena mean in Irish?
the middle townland
Ballymena (/ˌbæliˈmiːnə/ BAL-ee-MEE-nə; from Irish: an Baile Meánach [ənˠ ˌbˠalʲə ˈmʲaːn̪ˠəx], meaning ‘the middle townland’) is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is part of the Borough of Mid and East Antrim.
What does Tully mean in Irish?
quiet, peaceful
Tully (surname)
| Language(s) | Irish |
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | devoted to the will (i.e. of God) or quiet, peaceful |
| Region of origin | Ireland and Scotland |
| Other names |
What is the longest village in Ireland?
Tournafulla
Tournafulla has long got a kick out of holding the record as the longest village in Ireland, its main thoroughfare stretching nearly a mile and a half from end to end.
Which city is divided by a river of the same name?
Budapest. Less than 200 years ago Hungary’s capital was two cities, Buda and Pest, bifurcated by the mighty river Danube.
What cities have the same name?
Here are 10 more cities with the same name:
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Is Ballymena Protestant or Catholic?
Ballymena is the buckle in Northern Ireland’s Bible belt, the seat of the Paisley family and a place that has been likened to 1960s Mississippi. It is rural, conservative, mainly born-again Christian and predominantly Protestant. Catholics make up about 25% of the borough.
Is Ballymena rough?
Ballymena is the most dangerous medium-sized town in Antrim, and is the second most dangerous overall out of Antrim’s 33 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Ballymena in 2021 was 86 crimes per 1,000 people.