BROWSE
townland
Biorainneach
genitive: Bhiorainneach
(Irish)
Birrinagh
(English)

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.9024, -7.60875latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1612
Byrinye
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1619/20
Birrenagh
CPR Leathanach: 450b
1629
-----------[istigh le Rosduff]
Cotton Map
1655
Birrinagh
DS
c.1660
Birrinagh
BSD Leathanach: 168
1685
Derrivagh?
Hib. Del.
1716
Berynagh
CGn. Leathanach: 18.149.8726
1813
Berinaugh
Edgeworth
1832
Berrinagh
BS:AL
1832
Berinaugh
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1832
Birrinagh
DS:AL
1832
Byrinye
Inq. J I:AL
1832
bĭríneach, “abounding in coarse grass”
OD:AL
1832
Berrinagh
Crawford, Sir G.,:AL
1908
Brinagh, Brineach, “abounding in coarse grass”
MacGivney Leathanach: 49
2007
ˈberinə
Áit.

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