BALLINEA, a village, in the parish of MULLINGAR, barony of MOYCASHEL and MAGHERADERNAN, county of WESTMEATH, and province of LEINSTER, 2 ¾ miles (W. by S.) from Mullingar, on the road to Athlone; containing 18 houses and 109 inhabitants. It is a constabulary police station.

(Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837); Transcription © Derek Rowlinson, 2005-10. Reproduced from LibraryIreland. We are deeply grateful to LibraryIreland for allowing us to use their transcription.)