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Benbrack
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Historical references
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Ben Brack
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Ben Brack
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Binn brack
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Bin brack
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Bén Brăck (so pronounced)
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bínn breăc
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[Benbrack]
"Sheet 23 Galway … Mweelin, Kylemore and Addergoole … 1922 ft" Situation:ALCnoc
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[Benbrack]
"Ben Brack signifies the speckled gable, cliff or hill. This is the old name of the hill and takes its name partly from its altitude and partly from the spotted whiteish colour of the mass of rock constituting its top" Desc. Rem.
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