BROWSE
townland
Baile Bhrún
genitive: Bhaile Bhrún
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Brownstown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.7722, -6.37071latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1300c
Villa Brown, de V.
Dowd. D Leathanach: 13
1300c
Brouniston
Dowd. D Leathanach: 11,12
1300c
Bronieston
Dowd. D Leathanach: 32
1301
Bruneston
hjkj
Plea Roll 1301 (Lú) Leathanach: 54:140
1332
Brounstoun
De Verdon Leathanach: 422
1468
Brouneston
Dowd. D Leathanach: 472
1547
Browneston and Broneston
Dowd. D Leathanach: 557
1557
Brownston and Bronyston
Dowd. D Leathanach: 567
1577
Brownestoun and Bronston
Dowd. D Leathanach: 579
1577
Bronistoun
Dowd. D Leathanach: 579
1600c
Brownstoun
Chan. Pl. Leathanach: B 107
1622
Brownston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 15
1622
Bronston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 15
1644
Brownston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 51
1644
Bronston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 51
1655
Brownestowne
DS
1656c
Brownestowne
Dowd. D Leathanach: 693
1658
Brownestowne
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 24
1659
Brownestowne
Cen. Leathanach: 469
1660c
Brownestowne
BSD Leathanach: 215
1664
Brownstowne
HMR (Lú) Leathanach: 6:183
1685
Brownestowne
Hib. Del.
1740c
Brownst, 'L. Brownstown'
Corn Cen. Leathanach: 257
1777
Brownstown
TS
1836
Brownstown
AL
1836
bhrú'an, pron.; baile bhrúghan
OK & OC:AL

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