Na Brocacha/Brockagh

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Hierarchy

townland

Na Brocacha

genitive: na mBrocach

validated name (What is this?)

(Irish)

Brockagh

(English)

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Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Cill Mhic Réanáin/Kilmacrenan

municipal district

Na Gleannta/Glenties

civil parish

Cluain Dá Chorcach/Clondahorky

electoral division

Críoch na Sméar/Creenasmear

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

places of badgers?; dirty places?

Ní léir cén bhrí atá leis an ainm seo. D’fhéadfadh sé gur leagan substainteach den aidiacht brocach atá gceist. Mínítear brocach mar “(badger-like, hence) dirty, filthy... foul, filthy, dirty, nasty, corrupt, lewd, obscene” in DIL agus “grey, speckled grey; spotted, pock-marked; Dirty-faced, grimy” in FGB.

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55.0761, -7.96657latitude, longitude

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Archival records

Historical references

1834	Brockagh	TAB Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1835	Brockaghs	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1835	Brocach a badger warren; a fox cover'	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
1835	Brocach 'place of mire'	Ogilby, A.:AL (DG) Ogilby, Alex, faisnéiseoir in AL, Cluain Dá Chorcach, Cill Mhic Réanáin, Co. Dhún na nGall/informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Clondahorky, Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal.
1835	Brockagh	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
1835	Brockaghs	Stewart, A.:AL (DG) Stewart, Alex, Esq., faisnéiseoir in AL, Cluain Dá Chorcach, Cill Mhic Réanáin, Co. Dhún na nGall / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Clondahorky, Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal.
1835	Brockaghs	Stewart, Wm.:AL (DG) Stewart, Wm., faisnéiseoir in AL, Cluain Dá Chorcach, Cill Mhic Réanáin, Co. Dhún na nGall / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Clondahorky, Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal.
1835	Brockaghs	Usher: AL (DG) Revd. Dr Usher. Ainmleabhair na Suirbheireachta Ordanáis/Ordnance Survey Parish NamebooksCluain Dá Chorcach/Clondahorky
1835	Brockaghs	Haslett, Capt.:AL (DG) Haslett, Capt. (Agent to Mr Irvine), faisnéiseoir in AL, Cluain Dá Chorcach, Cill Mhic Réanáin, Co. Dhún na nGall / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Clondahorky, Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal.
1937/38	Brocach 1) áit cómhnaidhe na mbroc. (2) brocach = liath .i. talamh den dath sin	Ainm. Áit. CDH Míniú ar Ainmneacha Áiteach sa Pharóiste (Cluain Dá Chorcach) Bailiúchán na Scol: 1077, Leathanach 283 Mír san imleabhar do Dhún Fionnachaidh i mBailiúchán na Scol ina dtugtar leaganacha Gaeilge agus iarrachtaí ar mhíniúcháin ar logainmneacha i bparóiste Chluain Dá Chorcach. Is cosúil gurb é an múinteoir, Éamonn Ó Canainn, a rinne an liosta. Ní léir cén cúlra a bhí aige siúd. Níl an sloinne Ó Canainn róchoitianta sa cheantar.

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