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Title: Help to decipher place name
Post by: Barnford on Tuesday 30 July 19 11:08 BST (UK)

I wonder if anyone can decipher this place of birth (from the 1851 UK census). I believe the last section reads Queens County (County Laois).
Thanks

Title: Re: Help to decipher place name
Post by: myluck! on Tuesday 30 July 19 11:19 BST (UK)

I would suggest that the start of the word is Bally...
Then possibly Ballycoolid or Ballyedmond would be my initial reading
Keeping Ballycolla (sometimes shown as Ballacolla) or Ballycuddahy in mind

I agree with Queens County Ireland

Title: Re: Help to decipher place name
Post by: Rattus on Tuesday 30 July 19 11:26 BST (UK)

Ball[e]ycarroll?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_townlands_of_County_Laois

Title: Re: Help to decipher place name
Post by: Barnford on Tuesday 30 July 19 11:29 BST (UK)

Thank you. I am also curious about the word above Queens County and whether it is a location clue.

Title: Re: Help to decipher place name
Post by: myluck! on Tuesday 30 July 19 12:24 BST (UK)

I think that word is Ireland

Title: Re: Help to decipher place name
Post by: hallmark on Tuesday 30 July 19 12:58 BST (UK)

https://www.logainm.ie/en/s?txt=in%3a100017&cat=BF&pag=-1&ord=ga

Title: Re: Help to decipher place name
Post by: Barnford on Tuesday 30 July 19 13:31 BST (UK)

Of course it is, thank you.