BROWSE
townland
Borrachán
genitive: Bhorracháin
(Irish)
Borraghaun
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    (little) place of the swell, surge?

    D’fhéadfaí focal gan urrús ar nós *borrachán díorthaithe ó borradh “swell, surge … in current” (FGB) a chur san áireamh anseo. Tá talamh ghléireach sa chuid is mó den bhaile fearainn seo (www.epa.ie) agus sruthán is teorainn theas dó — féach go raibh muileann adhmaid suite ag an bpointe seo den sruthán tráth (Saw Mill, Mill Race, Mill Pond, Sluice SO 25ʺ).

    Cf. Borrach (ainm srutháin) in Foclóir Stairiúil Áitainmneacha Gaeilge II 164.

Centrepoint

52.8541, -7.65094latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1764
Borahane
CGn. Leathanach: 240.41.153220
1838
Borroghawn
BS:AL Leathanach: La053,6
1838
Barroghan
Woods:AL Leathanach: La053,6
1838
Barroghawn
Kennedy, Rev. :AL Leathanach: La053,6
1838
Borraghaun
"Recte 'Barraghaun'." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: La053,6
1838
Barrachán
pl:AL Leathanach: La053,6
1838
Barroghawn
Lodge, Rev. F. :AL Leathanach: La053,6
1838
Barrachán, 'little top'
OD:AL Leathanach: La053,6
2004
ˈboːrəhan
Áit.

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