Na Breacacha/Braccas

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townland

Na Breacacha

genitive: na mBreacach

(Irish)

Braccas

(English)

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Hierarchy

county

Laois/Laois

barony

Clár Maí Locha/Clarmallagh

civil parish

Achadh Mhic Airt/Aghmacart

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the speckled places?

Níl bunús an ainm seo ró-shoiléir agus tá an fhianaise tearc agus déanach.

Is é is dóichí ná gurb é an t-iolra Béarla atá san -s deiridh agus nach cuid de logainm Gaeilge é — ní heol dúinn aon chomhfhocal breac + -as i logainmneacha. Seans gur eascair Braccas ó * Bracka(gh)s < An Bhreacach/Na Breacacha. Díol spéise go bhfuil an t-iolra Béarla seo le sonrú san fhianaise ar bf Brocka (#28036), baile fearainn beag eile (55 acra) 6km uaidh seo i bparóiste Chill Deilge: 1838 ‘Brocca’, ‘Brackas’, ‘Broccas’.

Talamh fhliuch atá sa chuid is mó den bhaile fearainn seo (‘Fen Peat’, www.epa.ie); cf. an baile fearainn eile úd Brocka (‘Surface water Gleys’).

Centrepoint

52.8476, -7.4855latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1795	Braccas & bog	CGn. Leathanach: 499.373.316850 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1838	Braccas	Lodge, R.:AL Leathanach: La006,25 Lodge, R.:AL
1838	Breacach, 'speckled, or spotted land'	OD:AL Leathanach: La006,25 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1838	Brackas	pl:AL Leathanach: La006,25 Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1838	Braccas	Price, Rev.T.:AL Leathanach: La006,25 Finné in AL
1838	Braccas	BS:AL Leathanach: La006,25 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1838	Braccas	OD:AL Leathanach: La006,25 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838

Please note: Some of the documentation from the archives of the Placenames Branch is available here. It indicates the range of research contributions undertaken by the Branch on this placename over the years. It may not constitute a complete record, and evidence may not be sequenced on the basis of validity. It is on this basis that this material is made available to the public.

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