BROWSE
townland
An Bhreac-chluain
genitive: na Breac-chluanach
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Brackloon
(English)

Glossary

English speckled
cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

52.149, -10.038latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1584
Brecklon
< TCCD 185
Inq.
1587
Bracklone
the lands of Derrymore… the lands of Kyllelty… together bounded on the east by a brook and land called Bracklone, on the west by a brooke called Buneg[undell]…
F Leathanach: 5043
1637
Bracklone
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: 315
1637
Bracklane
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: 316
1637
Bracklone
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: 316
1667
Brackluone
ASE Leathanach: 137, 44
1732
Brackcloun
CGn. Leathanach: 216.47992, Imleabhar: 69
1824-34
East, Upper, West Brackloun
< TCCD 185
TAB
1841
Brackloon
OC:AL Leathanach: Ci019,6
1841
[Brackloon]
"There is a Danish fort in the N. end called 'Lissnagrane'…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ci019,6
1841
Brackloon
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci019,6
1841
Brackloon
Inhabs.:AL Leathanach: Ci019,6
1841
Brackloune
ASE:AL Leathanach: Ci019,6
1841
Bracklane
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ci019,6
1841
Bracklone
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ci019,6
1841
Breac chluain, 'speckled lawn, meadow or bog island'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci019,6
1841
Breac chluain
pl:AL Leathanach: Ci019,6
1939
An Bhreac-chluain, 'ar a mBreac-chluain, 'talamh na Breac-chluanach' sa chainnt
TCCD Leathanach: 185
1947
An Bhreac-cluain, ənv′ɑkluən′ (sic)
"ar an mBreaccluain" "sáipéal na Breaccluanach"
An Seabhac:Cártaí Móra
1967
i mBreac-chluain
əˌm′r′akˈluən′
Áit. Cainteoir: MÓS, Uimhir : T196a1
1967
sa Bhreac-chluain
səˌv′r′akˈluən′
Áit. Cainteoir: MÓS, Uimhir : T196a1
1967
ˌb′r′akˈluən′
Áit. Cainteoir: MÓS, Uimhir : T196a1
1967
ˈbrakˌluən′
Áit. Cainteoir: MG, Uimhir : T196b3

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