BROWSE
townland
Claí na Barróige
genitive: Chlaí na Barróige
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Clynabroga
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    *the earthen fence of the -- *
    Ní léir brí barróige (< barróg) san ainm seo. 'Cladha na bróige' a breacadh síos san Ainmleabhar (1840), agus an focal Béarla 'eye' in aice leis -- iarracht ar fhuaim an chéad siolla san ainm a léiriú

  • English

    *the earthen fence of the -- *
    The meaning of barróige (< barróg) is unclear in this name. 'Cladha na bróige' is the Irish form noted in the Ordnance Survey Name Book (1840), with the English word 'eye' alongside it -- an attempt to indicate the pronunciation of the first syllable of the name

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52.5168, -8.34638latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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