Ballltore, vil. and seat, Timolin par., SE. co. Kil-
dare, 7 miles NE. of Athy, pop. 412; here large flour-
mills were established by the Society of Friends.

Balllvor, vil., Killaconigan par., SAY. co. Meath, 7
miles SAY. of Trim, pop. 175 ; P.O.

Balloch.—vil. withry. sta., Bonhill par., S. Dumbar-
tonshire, at foot of Loch Lomond, 20J miles NAY. of
Glasgow by rail, pop. 159; is the starting place of the
Loch Lomond steamers, and in vicinity are the remains
of B. Castle, the early seat of the Earls of Lennox;
P.O., T.O.—2. Balloch, castle, modern seat, near Alex-
andria, Dumbartonshire.—3. Balloch, remnants of old
castle, Kenmore par., Perthshire; now superseded by
Taymouth Castle, seat of the Earl of Breadalbane.—4.
Balloch, small lake, Muthill par., Perthshire.—5.
Balloch, small bay, on E. side of Great Cumbrae
island, Buteshire.—6. Balloch, tract of land, Kirrie-
muir par., Forfarshire.

Ballochbuie, royal deer forest (25,000 ac.), 4 miles
SAY. of Balmoral, Aberdeenshire.

Balloch Hill, eminence, near Keith, Banffshire, alt.
1199 ft.

Ballochmorle House, seat, 8 miles S. of Girvan,
Ayrshire.

Balloclunyle, seat, amidst beautiful scenery, in par.
and 1| mile SE. of Mauchline, Ayrshire ; famous for its
associations with the poet Burns.

Ballochncy, vil., suburban to Airdrie, New Monkland
par., NE. Lanarkshire.

Ballochvoy, vil., NAY. Mull island, Argyllshire, 4
miles SAY. of Tobermory.

Ballogie, seat, Birse par., Aberdeenshire ; post-town,
Aberdeen.

Ballo Hill, a summit of the Sidlaw range, Longforgan
par., SE. Perthshire, alt. 1029 ft.

Ballon, par. and vil., in co. and 9 miles SE. of Car-
low—par., 3697 ac., pop. 835 ; vil., pop. 150; P. o.

Ballowmill, affluent of the river Eden, NAY. Fifesh.

Ball's Bridge, vil., in co. and 1 mile SE. of Dublin,
now included in Pembroke township ; P.O., T.O.

Ball’s Cross, 3 miles from Petworth, Sussex; P.O.

Ballsmlll, 3 miles from Forkhill, S. co Armagh; P.O.

Ball’s Park, seat, 1 m. SE. of Hertford, SAY. Herts.

Balls Pond, eccl. dist. (St Paul), Islington par.,
Middlesex, 2\ miles N. of St Paul’s, pop. 8329.

Ballumbie, seat, with ruins of old castle, Murroes
par., Forfarshire, 14 miles NE. of Dundee.

Ballure, an estate, near Ramsey, Isle of Man.

Bally .¹ See also Balli .

BaUy.—a boggy dist., co. Kerry, on N. side of Ken-
mare river.—2. Bally, co. Down. See Ballee.

BaUyadams.—bar., in SE. of Queen’s co., 24,081 ac.,
pop. 4052.—2. BaUyadams, par., in B. and Strad-
bally bars., Queen’s co., 3 miles AY. of Athy, on river
Barrow, 6908 ac., pop. 861.

BaUyaghlis,hamlet, Drumbegpar., N. co. Down; P.O.

BaUyaghran, or Agherton, par., NE. co. London-
derry, 3 miles NAY. of Coleraine, 3893 ac., pop. 1608.

. Ballyagran, vil., Corcomohide par., S. co. Limerick,
6 miles SE. of Ballingarry; P.O.

Ballyalton, hamlet, Bailee par., E. co. Down, 3
miles from Downpatrick; P.O.

BaUyanne, or Ballynane, par. and seat, AY. co. AYex-
ford, 3 m. NE. of Ross, on r. Barrow, 4577 ac., pop. 799.

Ballyardel, hamlet, Kilkeel par., S. co. Down; P.O.

Ballyarr, seat, co. Donegal, 2 m. AY. of Rathmelton.

Ballyarthur, seat, 4 m. NAY. of Arklow, co. AYicklow.

Ballyaughlls, 3 m. from Lisburn, co. Antrim; P.O.

Bally bacon, par., S. Tipperary, 10 miles SAV. of
Clonmel, 11,120 ac., pop. 1511.

BaUybarrack, par. and seat, N. co. Louth, 2 miles
SAY. of Dundalk, 1018 ac., pop. 581.

Ballybay, par. and market town, in co. and 9 miles
SE. of Monaghan, and 79 miles from Dublin by rail—
par., 8741 ac., pop. 4011; township, 58 ac., pop. 1654
P.O., T.O., 3 Banks. Market-days, Tuesday and Satur
day. It has linen mfrs., and an important flax market

BaUybeg.—sta. on Great Northern Ry., mid. co,
Meath, 6 miles NAY. of Navan; a famous nursery is in
its vicinity.—2. Bally beg, vil., 3 miles SE. of Thurles
E. co. Tipperary.—3. BaUybeg, a glen, N. co. Cork
near Buttevant; has the ruins of an abbey.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1887. Public domain image from Gedcomindex.com

1

This prefix is from a Celtic word meaning “village,” ano
occurs as Bal, Balia, Bel, &c.