BROWSE
townland
An Bréanros Theas
genitive: an Bhréanrois Theas
(Irish)
Breanross South
(English)

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.8562, -7.81192latitude, longitude
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Historical references

ˈbreːnˌrɑˈsout
Nóta
Nóta
Cf: p: Mohill b: Mohill
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Bréan-Ros = Rank or ill-odoured point or piece or land. The word, Ros, is a difficult word to deal with. It may mean either a wood or a point of land; and it is impossible now to say which meaning it has."
Nóta
1655
Breanros; Breanos
DS
c1660
Brenrosse
(nó Breanross North)
BSD Leathanach: 34
c1660
Breanesse
BSD Leathanach: 22
c1660
Breanesse
BSD Leathanach: 23
1666
Brenrosse
ASE Leathanach: 51:23
1667
Brenrosse
ASE Leathanach: 136
1685
Branrosse
Hib. Del.
1766
?Brecinriss
(nó p: Mohill)
Uachtanna, Féach Breifne 1965 Leathanach: 510
1766
Brainrish (Reynolds)
Uachtanna, Féach Breifne 1965 Leathanach: 510
1783
Brainross
Uachtanna, Féach Breifne 1966 Leathanach: 138
1836
[Breanross]
"…there is a bridge on the southeast called 'Ballintra Bridge'."
Desc. Rem.:AL
1836
Breanross
"Horatium in quibusdam nolin interpretari." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL
1836
"'Ros' is Irish, but the compound altogether is not."
dúch:AL
1836
Bréan Ros, 'rank or stinking ross or point'
"'Stinking' is not a word that shuns the light! [Nóta OD] "Vide Breandrum." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL
1836
Brainross South
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Breynross
Norris, B.:AL
1836
Breanross
S&V:AL
1836
Breanruss South
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Breanrish
CM:AL
1836
Breanross
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Brenrosse
DS:AL
1836
Breanosse
DS Ref.:AL
1836
Breanlosse
DS Map:AL

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