placenamesBehy
An Bheithigh
Behy is a townland in Mayo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationBehy54.29875° N · 9.48726° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- An Bheithigh · Irish · main form · validated name
- Behy · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Mayo
- Barony
- Tirawley
- Civil parish
- Doonfeeny
- Within
- Beldergmore
- Coordinates
- 54.29875, -9.48726
- Mapped area
- 10.4 km²
- Logainm ID
- 34262 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Behy. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.