BROWSE
townland
Bréanros Coilleadh
genitive: Bhréanros Coilleadh
(Irish)
Breanriskcullew
(English)

Centrepoint

53.8451, -7.76779latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1612
Breanroskillye
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1629
Brenreskill
Cotton Map
1660c
Brenruskelly
BSD (Lo) Leathanach: 174
1669
Brenruskelly
ASE Leathanach: 171
1801
Brenis otherwise Brenisk otherwise Breanris Kully [fch. Breanrisk thuas]
CGn. Imleabhar: 536.244.354306
1813
Breanriskcullew
Edgeworth
1832
Breanrisk Cullew
BS:AL
1832
Breanrisk Cullew
Crawford, Sir, G.:AL
1832
Breanriskcullew
Edgeworth Map:AL
1832
breanrusc coilleadh, “a stinking bog or marsh of the wood”
OD:AL
1832
Breanrosg Cullew, “made killew before”
pl:AL
1832
..being also a considerable part bog and marsh at its Northwestern and Eastern extremity.
Desc. Rem.:AL
1908
Breanriskculew, Breanruisc-Choilleadh, “fetid moorland”
MacGivney Leathanach: 49
2007
ˈbreːnrisk
Áit.

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