BROWSE
townland
Doire Breac
genitive: Dhoire Breac
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Derrybrack
(English)

Glossary

English speckled
English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

53.8971, -7.97946latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
Cf. FM, ME
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Doire-breac = Speckled or variegated wood. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Rath. On a low rise on the S-facing slope of a drumlin overlooking the River Shannon (78-9). "
Nóta
1622
Derrybrack
CPR Leathanach: 514b
1631
Derrybrack
Inq. Leathanach: 174
1659
Derrybracke
Cen. Leathanach: 560
1715
Derrybrack als Derrybrach
CGn. Leathanach: 16.171.7203
1836
Derrybrack
BS:AL Leathanach: C001,1,12
1836
Derrybrock
CM:AL Leathanach: C001,1,12
1836
Derrybrack
HC Rep. R. Shannon:AL Leathanach: C001,1,12
1836
Derrybrack
Map 1793 (Rowley):AL Leathanach: C001,1,12
1836
Daire-breac, 'the bespeckled oak'
Quinn, E.:AL Leathanach: C001,1,12
1836
Derrybrack
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: C001,1,12
1836
Doire breac
pl:AL Leathanach: C001,1,12
1836
Doire breac, ' speckled Derry or oakwood'
OD:AL Leathanach: C001,1,12
1836
Derrybrack
OD:AL Leathanach: C001,1,12
1836
[Derrybrack]
"It contains a fort near to the Shannon…"䌀牯楲正 䌀〰ⰱⰱ㐱匀嘦䄺ፌ
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: C001,1,12
1836
Derrybrack
BS:AL
1836
Derrybrock
CM:AL
1836
Derrybrack
HC Rep. R. Shannon:AL
1836
Derrybrack
Map 1793 (Rowley):AL
1836
Daire-breac,
'the bespeckled oak'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Derrybrack
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Doire breac
pl:AL
1836
Doire breac,
' speckled Derry or oakwood'
OD:AL
1836
Derrybrack
OD:AL
1836
[Derrybrack]
"It contains a fort near to the Shannon…"
Desc. Rem.:AL

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