placenamesBallinacor South
Baile na Corra Theas
Tinahely’s nineteenth-century economy combined local manufactures with estate-supported services.
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 na Corra Theas · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Ballinacor South · English · main form
Place & story
Soap, flour and a dispensary grant
Soap-boiling, a substantial flour mill and a tannery were operating at Tinahely when Samuel Lewis described the town in 1837. Its dispensary received £50 a year from Earl Fitzwilliam, while the earl and the rector shared support for a school. These details add working trades and practical services to the town’s market and court business. Lewis does not name the manufacturers or establish the foundations of the school and dispensary. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballinacor South. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Tinahely: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2016-09-29. How this page was prepared.