BROWSE
townland
An Bhearach Bheag
genitive: na Barraí Bige
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Barragh Beg
(English)

Glossary

beag, big
English small

Centrepoint

54.1594, -8.12457latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
Cf. Ce, Ca, Lo
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Bárrach = Top land. The term is sometimes applied to ‘upland,’ as distinct from low-lying boggy land. There are Bárrac-mór, and Bárrach-beag. "
Nóta
1660c
Barraghbegg
BSD Leathanach: 63
1668
Barraghbegg
ASE Leathanach: 161:34
1738
Barraghbeg
CGn. Leathanach: 90.282.64314
1817
Baraghbeg
Larkin
1834?
Barraghbeg
TAB Leathanach: Innéacs, 5 (60:16/8)
1836
Baraghbeg
BS:AL
1836
Barraghbeg
Larkin (Li)
1836
Barraghbeg
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Barraugbeg
Peace, Clerk of:AL
1836
Barraghbegg
DS:AL
1836
Beg, 'small, or little'
"Vide 'more'." [Nóta OD] "and use hyphens." [scriosta]
OD:AL
1836
Barragh Beg
dúch dearg:AL

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