BROWSE
townland
Baile Uí Bhragáin
genitive: Bhaile Uí Bhragáin
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Braganstown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
Ó, Uí

Centrepoint

53.8879, -6.43156latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1301
Balybragan
Plea Roll 1301 (Lú) Leathanach: 54: 44
1329
Ballybragan
Cal. Pat. R. Leathanach: Ed.III 438
1330
Balibragan
the house of Beannán I dtaobh 's' roimh teach agus tigh in ainmneacha áiteanna féach de HËir, Studia Hibernica 15 (1975) 133-4.
Cal. Pat. R. Leathanach: Ed.III 534
1337
Balybragan
PR Leathanach: 45: 29
1339
Balybragan
PR Leathanach: 47: 21
1342
Balybragan
PR Leathanach: 53: 24
1347
Balibraga
Cal. Pat. R. Leathanach: Ed. III 36
1347
Balybragan
Cal. Pat. R. Leathanach: Ed. III 54
1348
Balybragan
PR Leathanach: 54:53
1490
Balybragan
Dowd. D Leathanach: 502
1537-9
Balibragan (sub. AD 1329)
Grace Ann. Leathanach: 112
1549-50
Ballybragan
F Leathanach: 442
1552
Ballybragan
F Leathanach: 1152
1572
Ballybragnan
F Leathanach: 2117
1583
Balbrogorn
F Leathanach: 4147
1584
Bolbragan
Chan. Pl. Leathanach: C 173
1584
Ballibragan
Chan. Pl. Leathanach: A 292
1633
Braganston al. Ballebragan,
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 23
1633
Ballybragan al. Braganston, Braganston, Ballybragan
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 23
1637
Ballebragan
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 11
1655
Bragganstowne
DS
1655
Bragganstowne Bog
DS
1655
Braganstowne
CS I Leathanach: 52, 110
1655
Bragganstowne
CS I Leathanach: 105
1658
Bragganstowne
Inq. LP Leathanach: 29
1659
Bragans towne
Cen. Leathanach: 473
1660c
Bragginstowne
BSD Leathanach: 253
1660c
Braganstowne
BSD Leathanach: 253,257
1664
Braganstowne
HMR (Lú) Leathanach: 6:184
1666
Branganstowne
ASE Leathanach: 126
1669
Braganstowne
ASE Leathanach: 210
1777
Braganstown
T&S
1777
Ballyragan
TS
1830
do baille bhragan
RIA Leathanach: 308, 9a
1836
Braganstown
AL
1836
baile bhrágan
OK & OC:AL
1836
Bragan's town
OD:AL
1836
baile bhrágain
the town of Bragáin
ON:AL

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