Baile Uí Laigheanáin

Baile Uí Laigheanáin derives from the prominent Ó Laigheanáin family of south Leinster, a Gaelic sept whose name became permanently attached to this settlement. The townland is recorded from the medieval period onwards, appearing as "Balylenan" in Papal Taxation records of 1302–1306 and subsequently in various forms—Ballylyon (1549), Ballilenan Castle (1640s)—reflecting the phonetic variations ...