placenamesBallyroan
Baile Átha an Róine
A surviving house records several centuries of alteration within the district.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
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Recorded forms
- Baile Átha an Róine · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Ballyroan · English · main form
Place & story
A house adapted over time
The building recorded as Ó Nuallain in Ballyroan dates from about 1650. The architectural inventory describes a two-storey house with an integral carriageway. Around 1750 it was renovated and enlarged with a projecting wing, creating an L-shaped plan. Another renovation around 1880 inserted a shopfront at ground level. These successive alterations connect domestic building, access to the rear and later commercial use. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballyroan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ó Nuallain, Ballyroan, NIAH 12802403 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.