I found a MURPHY will from 1752 that states the person's father was "domiciled in the district of Balenlagh in the kingdom of Ireland". Could someone tell me where Balenlagh is/was? Thanks, Jan Dean

""Jan Dean"" <murdermostcozy@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:200602180946010870.084ECD81@smtp.flash.yahoo.com... >I found a MURPHY will from 1752 that states the person's father was > "domiciled in the district of Balenlagh in the kingdom of Ireland". Could > someone tell me where Balenlagh is/was? > > Thanks, > Jan Dean Sir Crispin may be correct in his translation of Balenagh, however if it is Ballinlough then this placename can be found in 16 counties both as a parish and or townland, and the surname Murphy appears in 6 of these counties, according to the much later Valuation 1847-1864. Mike.