BROWSE
townland
Bréisteach
genitive: Bhréisteach
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Breastagh
(English)

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54.248, -9.25002latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1635
Breastagh
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 212
1657c
Brestagh
DS Leathanach: 223
1657c
Breslagh
DS Innéacs Leathanach: 208
1661
Breastagh in Carrowstellagh ½ qr
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 166
1670
Breastagh... Carrowstelly
ASE Leathanach: 221
1671
Bristagh
Palmer Est. Leathanach: 1174/1/2/3
1685
Bresta
Hib. Del.
1710c
Brestugh 1 qr
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 1
1730
Prestagh 1 qr
CGn. Imleabhar: 67.104.45461
1757
Brestagh
CGn. Imleabhar: 185.486.123967
1772
Brestagh
CGn. Imleabhar: 290.374.192639
1787
Brestugh 1 qr
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.69, 1
1790
Presagh otherwise Prestagh
Arran Deeds Leathanach: 19 §64
1829
Breastagh
TAB Leathanach: 8
1830
Breasthagh
Bald
1838
Breastagh
BS:AL Leathanach: ME138,3
1838
Breastagh
Cess Bk:AL Leathanach: ME138,3
1838
Breasthagh
Bald:AL Leathanach: ME138,3
1838
Breastagh
Irwin, G.:AL Leathanach: ME138,3
1838
Breastanagh in Carrowstillagh
HCSV:AL Leathanach: ME138,3
1838
Brestagh
DS:AL Leathanach: ME138,3
1838
Breastagh
Strafford:AL Leathanach: ME138,3
1838
Breisteach, 'broken land'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME138,3
1838
Bréisteach
pl:AL Leathanach: ME138,3
1838
Breastagh
OC:AL Leathanach: ME138,3

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