There is also a Ballylanders in Co Limerick which could sound similar in some accents or if someone were searching their memory for what it was.. Regards, Patsy - New Zealand. Subject: Re: [BEARA] name of a town no longer on the map > Google is your friend. You can find Vermont here: > > http://www.maplandia.com/ireland/mid-west/limerick/vermont/ > > Insofar as Valiorland is concerned, it would be my guess the spelling > represents an Irish accent notwithstanding the fact it appears like this > on > the tombstone. It is probablly Bally..... something or other. Here are a > couple of examples although there can be more: > > Ballyorgan 356 Limerick Coshlea Kilflyn Kilmallock Munster > > Ballyrobin 244 Limerick Connello Lower Kilscannell Rathkeale Munster > > These are taken from the IreAtlas Data Base here: > http://www.seanruad.com/ > > Mike > >