BROWSE
townland
Dún Bró
genitive: Dhún Bró
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Dunbro
(English)

Glossary

dún, dúnaibh
English fort

Centrepoint

53.4326, -6.28318latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1423
Dunbroo
Cal. Pat. R. Leathanach: 227-b
1550
Downbro
F Leathanach: 658
1572
Dunbro
F Leathanach: 2117
1607
Dunbroo
CPR Leathanach: 114
1607
Donbroe
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 11 J I
1621
Dunbroe
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 47 J I
1654-6
Dunbro
CS VII Leathanach: 185
1655
Dunbroe
DS
1659
Denbroe
Cen. Leathanach: 389
1660c.
Dunbroe
BSD (BÁC) Leathanach: 89
1660c.
Dunbroe
BSD (BÁC) Leathanach: 92
1664
Duneroe
HMR (BÁC) Leathanach: 387
1683
Dunbro
Hib. Del.
1722
Dunbroe
CGn. Leathanach: 35.264.22339
1722
Dunbroe
CGn. Leathanach: 35.264.22339
1760
Dunbro
Rocque
1778
Dunbro
T&S Leathanach: 40
1812
Dunbro
Leet Leathanach: 1 247
1821
Dunbrow
Duncan
1837
Dunbroe
BS:AL
1837
Dunbroe
BS:AL
1837
Dunbrow
Map of Co. Dublin:AL
1837
dun brogha, dun of the fairy palace
OD:AL
1837
dun brogha, fort of the fairy palace
OD:AL
1837
dun brothie is the Irish name of Dunbrody, Co. Wexford.
OD:AL

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