Balintraid, harb. and pier, on E. coast of Ross-shire,
Kilmuir Easter par., on Cromarty Firth, 3 miles NE. of
Invergordon.

BaHskeac, island (3£ miles long), on SW. coast of
North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Inverness-shire.

Balk, township, Kirby Knowle par., North-Riding
Yorkshire, 4£ miles NE. of Thirsk, 946 ac., pop. 69.

Balk, The, a precipitous cliff, near Lizard Cove,
Cornwall.

Balkail, seat, near Glenluce vil., Old Luce par.,
Wigtownshire.

Balkello, hamlet, Tealingpar., S. Forfarshire.

Balkholine, township, Howden par., East-Riding
Yorkshire, 2 miles SE. of Howden, 1060 ac., pop. 73.

Balking, township, Uffington par., NW. Berks, 3
miles NAY. of Faringdon, 1473 ac,, pop. 169.

Balking vvithWoolstone, eccl. dist., Uffington par.,
NW. Berks, pop. 370.    .

Balkissock, seat, 3 miles E. of Ballantrae, Ayrshire.

Balia, or Ballagh, par. and vil. with ry. sta., SE.
co. Mayo, 7 miles SE. of Castlebar — par., 5509 ac.,
pop. 1131; vil., pop. 419 ; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Tues.

Ballabeg, ry. sta., 3 miles from Castletown, Isle of
Man; P.O.

Ballacluilisli, vil. with steamboat pier, on Loch
Leven, 16| miles S. of Fort-William, N. Argyllshire, pop.
1019 ; P.O., T.O. An extensive slate quarry is here, and
2 miles NW. is B. Ferry, by which the roads from
Appin and Tyndrum and the road to Fort-William are
connected.

Ballacluilisli and Ardgour, quoad sacra par.,
Kilmalie par., Argyllshire and Inverness-shire, on Loch
Linnhe, pop. 749.

Balladoole Bay, S. Isle of Man, 1| mile from
Castletown.

Ballaggan, seat, and waterfall (70 ft.), in par. and
near Strathblane, on river Blane, AY. Stirlingshire.

Ballagli, or Belough.—vil., Clonoulty par., W. co.
Tipperary, 5 miles NNW. of Cashel.—2. Ballagh, vil.,
S. co. Roscommon, 7 miles SE. of Mount Talbot.—3.
Ballagh, or Fnncheon, lough, co. Roscommon, near
centre of bar. Athlone, 2 miles long.

Ballaghaderrcen, town with ry. sta., Kilcolman
par., co. Mayo, 12 miles N. of Castlereagh by road and
124 miles NW. of Dublin by rail, pop. 1598 ; P.O., T.O.,
2 Banks. Market-day, Friday.

Ballaghkeen.—coast bar., E. co. Wexford—N. div.,
45,413 ac., pop. 7665 ; S. div., 40,986 ac., pop. 9670.—
2. Ballaghkeen, hamlet, in the above bar., Bally-
huskard par., 7 miles ESE. of Enniscorthy ry. sta.

Ballaghmoon, par., S. co. Kildare, 9 miles SE. of
Athy, 2157 ac., pop. 215.

Ballallan, vil., Lochs par., Lewis, Ross-shire, 14
miles SW. of Stornoway, pop. 535 ; P.O.

Ballanachist, rivulet, in Harris, Outer Hebrides,
Inverness-shire.

Ballanbreich, ruined ancient castle, Flisk par.,
Fifeshire, overhanging the Firth of Tay, 2| miles NE.
of Newburgh.

Ballandary, small stream, Glamis par., W. For-
farshire, running into the river Dean.

Ballanriian, 11 miles from Ennis, co. Clare; P.O.

Ballantrae, coast par. and fishing vil., SW. Ayrshire,
on Stinchar river, 13 miles SW. of Girvan, 33,561 ac.,
pop. 1442 ; vil., pop. 426; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. It is the
centre of the SW. fishery district.

Ballard, prom., bar. Ibrickane, SW. co. Clare.

Ballasalla, vil. with ry. sta., Kirk Malew par., Isle
of Man, 2f miles NE. of Castletown; P.O.

Ballast Rock, lighthouse, on N. side of channel 4
miles below Limerick, has fixed light seen 5 miles.

Ballater, vil. with ry. sta., Glenmuick par., SW.
Aberdeenshire, 43 J miles SW. of Aberdeen by rail
and 572 from London, pop. 759; P.O., T.o., 3 Banks.
It is much resorted to in the summer months on ac-
j count of its bracing air, the vil. having an alt. of
j 668 ft. To the N. of the vil. is a precipitous chasm
! called The Pass of Ballater.

Ballatrich, or Ballaterach, a farmhouse, W. Aber-
deenshire, 4 miles E. of Ballater, on S. side of river
Dee ; the place where Byron spent his boyhood.

• .Baliaugh, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Isle of Man, 7
miles W. of Ramsey, 6086 ac., pop. 970; P.O., T.o,