BROWSE
townland
An Bhreaclaigh
genitive: na Breaclaí
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Brackley
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the speckled land
    breaclaigh — foirm chalctha den tuiseal tabharthach nó logthuiseal de breaclach (< breac + an foirceann -lach)

  • English

    the speckled land
    breaclaigh — petrified form of the locative or dative case of breaclach (< breac + the suffix -lach)

Centrepoint

54.1402, -7.67757latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1590
Breachlaghe
F Leathanach: 5489
1609
bruckl
sic, ar imeall na sléibhte
MEC Uimhir: 4.25
1615
Bracklee
CPR Leathanach: 310a
1627
Brackly
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 14 Car. I
1654
Bracklogh
DS
1660c
Bracklogh
BSD (Ca)
1685
Bracklough
Hib. Del.
1709
Bracklagh
Carvaghs Leathanach: 24
1836
Brackly
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca057,46
1836
Brackley
"Vide Indexes of other counties" [dúch];
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: Ca057,46
1836
Brackley
"Brackley it must be in this instance. See proprietor's authority" [dúch dearg];
dúch dearg:AL Leathanach: Ca057,46
1836
Breaclaidhe
pl:AL Leathanach: Ca057,46
1836
Brackley & Deer Park
Finlay, J.:AL Leathanach: Ca057,46
1836
Bracklagh
Co. List 1790:AL Leathanach: Ca057,46
1836
Bracklogh
DS:AL Leathanach: Ca057,46
1836
Bracklagh
Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca057,46
1836
Breaclaidhe, 'speckled land'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca057,46
1836
Brackley
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca057,46
1836
Brackley
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca057,46
1836
Breac-shliabh?
dúch (scriosta):AL Leathanach: Ca057,46

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