Baalastartey

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  • Baal: Semitic god or possibly gods. In the Old Testament, Baal is usually a Canaanite god.
  • balla-, bally-, etc.: common Iriish town name prefix, where thrstem stem ball- means settlement. town, e,g, : Ballysadare, Ballinteer. Ballinascarty
  • Astarte: Semitic goddess of love and fertility, written in the Old Testament as Ashtaroth.