BROWSE
townland
Bairrín
genitive: Bhairrín
(Irish)
Barreen
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the little height
    bairrín -- foirm dhíspeagtha de barr

  • English

    the little height
    bairrín -- diminutive form of barr, 'top, a height'

Centrepoint

53.351, -6.66665latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1540
Balryan
Forf. (N. L.)
1567
Barryn
F Leathanach: 1199
1577
Ballrahin
F Leathanach: 3011
1589
Ballrath alias Balraine, the rectory of
F Leathanach: 5392
1612
Balroyne
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 8 J I
1621
Ballraiyne
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 40 J I
1624
Baryn
CPR Leathanach: 578
1625
Barren al' Balraine
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 7 C I
1629-44
ecclesia S Mochuo de Barryn
Cillsheanchas Chill Dara Leathanach: 2.33
1635
Ballrayne
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 44 C I
1635
Barrayne al' Ballrayne
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 44 C I
1635c.
Ballraine
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 91 C I
1636
Pinckston's freehould in Barrin al' Ballraine
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 55 C I
1636
Barren al' Ballraine
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 65 C I
1654
Balraine
CS VIII Leathanach: 210211
1655
Balraine
DS
1659
Balrahin
Cen. Leathanach: 406
1660c
Ballraine
BSD (CD) Leathanach: 15
1660c
Ballraine Parish
BSD (CD) Leathanach: 15
1660c
Balltraine
BSD (RIA)
1740
Borreen
Longfield: Baronies (CD) Leathanach: 21F34 (22)
1746
Barreen
CGn. Leathanach: 123.146.83993
1752
Barin
Noble & Keenan Co. Map
1763
Barreen
CGn. Leathanach: 226.135.146759
1783
Balraheen
Taylor (Cill Dara)
1817
Baureen
x2
Longfield: Baronies (CD) Leathanach: 21F34 (25)
1817
Borreen, a survey of
Longfield: Baronies (CD) Uimhir: 21F34 (25)
1818
Barreen
CGn. Leathanach: 730.569.498504
1831
Barreen
Reg. Trees (CD) Leathanach: 46
1837
Barrin
Co. Map 1752:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Barreen
Caulfield, Rev. W.:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Barreen
Aylmer, Sir G.:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Barreen
Aylmer, Rev. W.:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Borreen & Balraheen
Trayner:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Barren, al' Balraine
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Barrin, al' Ballraine
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Bairghín, 'a cake of bread'
"I know many fields called Levarreen from their shape i.e. half cake." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,15
1837
Barreen
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,15
2009-2010
baˈriːn
Áit.

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