placenamesBallykean
Baile Uí Chéin
Ballykean is a civil parish in Offaly. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationBallykean53.20986° N · 7.32635° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Baile Uí Chéin · Irish · main form · validated name
- Ballykean · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Offaly
- Barony
- Philipstown Upper
- Barony
- Geashill
- Coordinates
- 53.20986, -7.32635
- Mapped area
- 55.69 km²
- Logainm ID
- 2005 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballykean. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.