Hierarchy
county
barony
municipal district
civil parish
electoral division
townland
Hierarchy
county
barony
municipal district
civil parish
electoral division
Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the church of Bairre
Bairre – ainm naoimh, foirm cheanúil de Barrann
Pléitear an logainm seo go mion in Mac Giolla Easpaig, D. (1995). ‘Placenames and Early Settlement in County Donegal’. In W. Nolan, L. Ronayne, & M. Dunlevy (Eds.), Donegal History and Society (pp. 149–183). Geography Publications.
- English
the church of Bairre
Bairre – saint’s name, a hypocoristic form of Barrann
This placename is discussed in detail in Mac Giolla Easpaig, D. (1995). Placenames and Early Settlement in County Donegal. In W. Nolan, L. Ronayne, & M. Dunlevy (Eds.), Donegal History and Society (pp. 149–183). Geography Publications.
Centrepoint
Archival records
Historical references
| 1608 |
Kilvarrin
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Survey Ulst. Leathanach: 187
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| 1610 |
Kilbarry
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CPR Patent Roll, 8 James I. Part 3, VI.—18, Leathanach: 167
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| 1619 |
Kilvarry
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Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 9 C I
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| 1629 |
Kilbarry
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Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 9 C I
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| 1659 |
Killeverry
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| 1785 |
Killyvary
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| 1801 |
Killyverry
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| 1816 |
Killivarry
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CGn. 698.101.478836 Earl of Wicklow to Caulfield
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| 1835 |
Killyverry
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| 1835 |
Coill Ui Bhearaigh
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