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ballybetaghs

ballybetaghs is the plural of ballybetagh.

Meaning of ballybetagh

Noun

ballybetagh (plural ballybetaghs)

  1. (historical) A division of land in Ireland equal to 480 Irish acres (approximately 315 hectares or 778 statute acres) of arable land.
    • In many instances the ancient names of the ballybetaghs are lost, and the names of their subdivisions only are retained as townland names; but in some instances the name of the ballybetagh remains, although it is not applied to as large [an area].1844, Duald Mac Firbis, Geineaich ua Ch-Fiachrach, page 204

Questions about ballybetaghs

What is ballybetaghs the plural of?
Ballybetaghs is the plural of ballybetagh.

Words near ballybetaghs in the dictionary

  1. bally-wartches
  2. ballyard
  3. ballyards
  4. Ballybay
  5. ballybetagh
  6. ballybetaghs
  7. ballybethagh
  8. ballybethaghs
  9. ballybeto
  10. ballybetoe
  11. ballybetoes

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