Caisleán Uí Bhriain/O'Brienscastle

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Hierarchy

townland

Caisleán Uí Bhriain

genitive: Chaisleán Uí Bhriain

(Irish)

O'Brienscastle

(English)

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Other names

Béal na Fírbhearnan

genitive: Bhéal na Fírbhearnan

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(Irish)

Glossary

caisleán

English castle

Ó, Uí

Hierarchy

county

An Clár/Clare

barony

Bun Raite Uachtarach/Bunratty Upper

civil parish

Inse Chrónáin/Inchicronan

Centrepoint

52.8984, -8.87566latitude, longitude

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Historical references

n/a	Nóta: Seanainm an chaisleáin sa Bh. F. seo & ainm an cheantair: 1580c Bealnefirvearnayn TCD E.2.14 Ó hÓgáin 1161624 Beallnafirvarna Inq II 35 1657 Balliveuarnagh DS1659 Beallnafiervarnen Cen 1681 660 Balnakerevarnagh BSD 1061 670 Bealinfernearium, Ballyfarnearium ASE 226:361677 Bealenaferverna or vornagh whereon stands a castle ASE 236:101679 Ballnaferevarnagh ASE 260:171684 Ballyneforevarnagh ASE 279:181685 Balliuevernagh Hib. Del. 1703 Barknakarayvarnagh FE 354:11724 Briens Castle CGn 43.116.275721725 Bealenofeervarnon ats Briens Castle CGn 48.35.305541733 Bealha feervarnagh, als Briens Castle CGn 75.223.52667 1749 Bealnafiervarna otherwise Brienscastle CGn 135.429.9221001750 Béal na fírbhearnan Cat. Ir. MSS.Brit.Mus. Add. 20717 701787 Balnakeravaarnagh Pelham 1806 O Briens Castle otherwise Bealnefeernance CGn 576.377.3921071839 'There are two ruins of Castles in this Parish, one in the Townland of O'Brien's Castle (the ancient name of this castle is Bealach na Fir Bhearnán, Bal	Nóta Nóta eolais
1694	Bryens Castle	Inchiquin Leathanach: 399 Inchiquin MSS (ed. Ainsworth. 1961)
1700	Bryens Castle	Inchiquin Leathanach: 242 Inchiquin MSS (ed. Ainsworth. 1961)
1787	Bryans Cas	Pelham (Cl) Henry Pelham. (Map of) The County of Clare in the Province of Munster and Kingdom of Ireland surveyed and drawn...1787 Bliain foilsithe: 1787
1839	O'Briens' Castle	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1839	Caisleán Uí bhriain	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1839	Caisleán Uí bhriain	pl:AL Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838

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