Town

Ballintoy

Baile an Tuaighe

Ballintoy is a town in Antrim. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBallintoy55.23206° N · 6.36517° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

bailetownland, town, homestead

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 an Tuaighe · Irish · main form · validated name
Ballintoy · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Town
County: Antrim
Barony: Cary
Civil parish: Ballintoy
Coordinates: 55.23206, -6.36517 (approximate)
Logainm ID: 61769 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Ballintoy. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-05-26. How this page was prepared.