BROWSE
townland
Coill an Bhrúnaigh
genitive: Choill an Bhrúnaigh
(Irish)
Brownswood
(English)

Glossary

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Centrepoint

52.4712, -6.55407latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1549
Brownesforest (John O’Brene)
F Alt: 315
1565
Browneswood (Theobald Roche)
F Alt: 754
1566
Brownewood, Browneswood (John Roche fitz Thomas)
F Alt: 1006
1603
Brownswood (Hugh O’Morroghoew)
CPR Leathanach: 34
1603
Brownswoode,
CPR Leathanach: 34
1618
Brownes Wood (Pat Browne)
CPR Leathanach: 359
1618
Browneswood (Nich. Kennay)
CPR Leathanach: 357
1637
Brownswood (Pat. Browne)
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 120
1654
Brownewood
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 71
1654
Brownswood (Will. Browne)
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 72
1655
Browneswood
DS
1659
Browns wood
Cen. Leathanach: 551
1660c
Browneswood (Wm. Browne)
BSD Leathanach: 110
1685
Browne
Hib. Del.
1686-7
Brownes Wood (or castle) (Henry Colleran)
Rawlinson Mss. Leathanach: 115
1816
Brownswood
Gill (Wexford)
1840
Brownswood
CM:AL Leathanach: 4
1840
Brownswood
OD:AL Imleabhar: 4
1840
Brownswood
Pounder, G.:AL (LG) Teampall Seanáin

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