BROWSE
townland
An Bhléin
genitive: na Bléine
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Blean
(English)

Centrepoint

52.8486, -8.01008latitude, longitude
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Historical references

n/a
Nóta
c.1580
the Blen
Last Lords Leathanach: 233
1586
the Blene (?) (sic)
COD Leathanach: V. 319
1602
Bleyne, Bleynie
F Leathanach: 6707
1609
? blien
CPR Leathanach: 146
1633
Bleane
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: II. 146
1633
Bleane
RVis. (Laon.) Leathanach: 166
1635
Bleane
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: II. 238
1636
Blean
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: III. 27
1637
Bleane
(Car. II)
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: II. 350
1654
Blean
CS II Leathanach: 212, 215, 221, 225 &rl
1654
Bleane
CS II Leathanach: 211-214 &rl
1657
Blary
DS
1657
Bleary
DS
1657
Bleane
DS (P)
1659
Bleane
Cen. Leathanach: 319
c.1660
Blean
BSD (TÁ) Leathanach: 231
c.1660
Bleane
BSD (TÁ) Leathanach: 213, 217, 225, 228 &rl
1665-1666
Bleane
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 50
1666
Blane
ASE Leathanach: 55:6
1666-1667
Bleane
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 179
1667
Bleane
ASE Leathanach: 144:1
1685
Bleary
Hib. Del.
1778
Blane
T&S Leathanach: 98
1840
Blain
AL
1840
bléan
OD:AL

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