In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Baltray like this:
BALTRAY, a village, in the parish of TERMONFECKAN, barony of FERRARD, county of LOUTH, and province of LEINSTER, 2 ½ miles (E.) from Drogheda; containing 428 inhabitants. It is situated at the estuary of the river Boyne, on the eastern coast, and in 1831 contained 81 dwellings, of which the greater number are thatched cabins.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Baltray, in and County Louth | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/29503
Date accessed: 19th May 2024
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