BROWSE
townland
Caisleán na mBroc
genitive: Chaisleán na mBroc
(Irish)
Castlebrock
(English)

Glossary

English castle

Centrepoint

53.7427, -7.62557latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Joyce, III, 196 – contracted from Caisleán-na-mbroc, castle (ruin) of the badgers
Nóta
1517-41
Castel Broke
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 274
1569
Castell ne mrocke (John m’Prior O’ Faroll, Fergus O’ Faroll)
F Leathanach: 1447
1582
Castlebroke (Shane M’Teige)
F Leathanach: 3853
1602
Cashenama[ ]k (Kedagh O Ferrall) [?]
F Leathanach: 6699
1602
Castlenamrock (Diermot O Treavahaire)
F Leathanach: 6699
1602
Cashenamrock (Fergus M’Donell)
F Leathanach: 6699
1604
Castlenemrock (Fergus Mc.Donell O’ Ferrall)
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 Jac.1
1612
Castlenebrocke
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1620
Castlenebrock
CPR Leathanach: 468a
1629
Castlebrok
pictiúr de chaisleán ar chnoc taobh leis
Cotton Map
1655
Castlebrock
DS
c.1660
Castlebrack
BSD Leathanach: 163
1688
Castlebrock
CG Leathanach: 49b
1813
Castlebrock
Edgeworth
1835
Castlebrock
BS:AL
1835
Castle Brock
DS:AL
1835
Castlenebrocke
Inq. J I:AL
1835
Caislen na mbroc, “Castle of the Badgers”
OD:AL
1835
Castlebrock
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1908
Caisleán na mBroc, “castle of the badgers”
MacGivney Leathanach: 63
2007
kasilˈbrok
Áit.

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