BROWSE
townland
Breac-chluain
genitive: Bhreac-chluana
(Irish)
Brackloon
(English)

Glossary

English speckled
cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Centrepoint

53.7129, -8.35001latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1617
Brecklon
CPR Leathanach: 340
1660
Bracklone
BSD (RC) Leathanach: 11
1683
Brackloon
ASE Leathanach: 277
1817
Bracklin
Edgeworth & Griffith
1837
Bracklin
BSM:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 6
1837
Bracklone
HCR:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 6
1837
Bracklin
CM:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 6
1837
Bracklone
Alph. Names:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 6
1837
Bracklowne
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 6
1837
Brackloane
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 6
1837
Bracklin
OD:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 6, Nóta: scriosta
1837
Brackloon
OD:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 6
1837
Breac chluain
pl:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 6
1837
Breac chluain, 'speckled lawn or meadow'
dúch:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 6
1837
Brackloane
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: RC006,6
1837
Breac chluain, 'speckled lawn or meadow'
OD:AL Leathanach: RC006,6
1837
Breac chluain
pl:AL Leathanach: RC006,6
1837
Bracklin
OD:AL Leathanach: RC006,6
1837
Bracklin
BS:AL Leathanach: RC006,6
1837
Bracklone
S&V:AL Leathanach: RC006,6
1837
Bracklin
CM:AL Leathanach: RC006,6
1837
Bracklone
Alph. Names:AL Leathanach: RC006,6
1837
Bracklowne
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: RC006,6
1837
Brackloon
"correct name is Brack-cloon" [OD Nóta]; "if so why not adopt it?" [pl];
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: RC006,6
1938
Breac-chluain
Elphin PN

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