Settlement deserted

This record refers to a market town or settlement which was established in the vicinity of Ballylahan Castle (MA061-145001-), an Anglo-Norman fortification built in the mid-late 13th century by Jordan de Exeter at a fording point on the River Moy (Knox 1908, 108). The townland name derives from the Irish ‘Baile-Atha-lethain’ or ‘Town of the Broad Ford’. No trace now survives of a town, and it has not been possible to establish its exact location, extent or nature. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 January 2022