Baile Eoghain

Baile Eoghain, or Ballyowen, derives its name from the Irish baile (town, homestead) combined with the personal name Eoghan, meaning 'Owen's town' or 'Eoghan's settlement.' Historical records document the townland from at least 1541, when Crown Surveys referred to it as 'Balyone' and 'Balyown,' with subsequent variants including Ballyowyn (1547), Ballyowen (1603), and Magna-Ballyowen (1609). Si...