Forgotten Ireland - Bally is an extremely common prefix in the town names of Ireland. It is derived from the Gaeilge phrase 'baile na' which means 'place of' 🇮🇪 | Facebook
Ballybofey & Stranorlar Chamber of Commerce - Two neighbouring townlands today as we continue our series on local townlands and where their names come from. Next up are Cappry and Dooish. Dooish
Forgotten Ireland - Bally is an extremely common prefix to town names in Ireland, and is derived from the Gaelic phrase 'Baile na', meaning 'place of'. | Facebook
![Piarais Mac Alastair on Twitter: "A map of Gaelic East Belfast. The Irish Language is all around us in our place names. #Gaeilge https://t.co/2byXmE0VL0" / Twitter Piarais Mac Alastair on Twitter: "A map of Gaelic East Belfast. The Irish Language is all around us in our place names. #Gaeilge https://t.co/2byXmE0VL0" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DwooRxlWkAAZInL.jpg)