BROWSE
townland
Branra
genitive: Bhranra
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Brandra
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    fallow land?

    Baile fearainn beag (195 acra) suite idir portach lastoir agus teorainn barúntachta laistiar (1660c ‘Land in controversie called Branranevane’).

    Ní hannamh -ndr- a dhéanamh de -nr- /nr/ na Gaeilge sa bhéarlú, mar atá le feiscint i gcuid de na leaganacha san Ainmleabhar (1838) agus sna foirmeacha áitiúla (2004): cf., mar shampla, na háiteanna darb ainm Béarla Drumcondra < Droim Conrach i mBaile Átha Cliath agus sa Mhí.

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:
    Ní léir cad é an fhoirm fhada den ainm atá le feiscint sna tagairtí gaolmhara 1655 ‘Branrananeene’, 1655 ‘Branranranaan’, 1660c ‘Branranevane’ — Branra na nÉan “the fallow land of the birds”?

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52.869, -7.35514latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1549
Cloghmonocode
Carrigan MS
1549
Clomocodde
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 52
1549
Togher dirraill
Carrigan MS
1561
Cloughm'edough
F Leathanach: 6786
1561
Tougherdirvall
F Leathanach: 6786
1655
Branranranaan
DS Par. (Reeves)
1655
Branrananeene
DS (Terr.)
1660c
Branranevane (Land in controversie called B.)
BSD (La) Leathanach: 128
1805
Branda Gate
Cahill (La)
1812
Brandra
Leet Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 109
1838
Brandra
Bell, W.:AL Leathanach: La001,6
1838
Brandra
BS:AL Leathanach: La001,6
1838
Brandra
Butler, J.:AL Leathanach: La001,6
1838
Branrananeene?
[pl]
DS:AL Leathanach: La001,6
1838
Brandra, 'i.e. fallow land'
dúch:AL Leathanach: La001,6
1838
Brandra
Edge, J.:AL Leathanach: La001,6
1838
Branra
GJP:AL Leathanach: La001,6
1838
Brandra
Swan, E. L.:AL Leathanach: La001,6
1838
Brandra
OC:AL Leathanach: La001,6
1838
Brannra, 'a pen, or fold, a stall'
OD:AL Leathanach: La001,6
2004
ˈbrandrə
Áit.
2004
ˈbrandra
Áit.

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