BALLYHOE, a hamlet, in the parish of DRUMCONDRA, barony of MORGALLION, county of MEATH, and province of LEINSTER, 3 ½ miles (N.) from Drumcondra; containing 8 houses and 52 inhabitants. It is situated on the old road from Drumcondra to Carrickmacross, and is a station of the constabulary police.

(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.)