BROWSE
townland
Cnocán an Bhrúnaigh
genitive: Chnocán an Bhrúnaigh
(Irish)
Knockaunabroona
(English)

Glossary

English hillock

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.7594, -9.11897latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1661
Knock Browne
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 78
1680
in the town of Mayo called Knockane-Ebrunny
ASE Leathanach: 269a
1681
Knockane-Bruny in Mayo town
ASE Leathanach: 272a
1710c
Knockbrowne a pcell of Cullmine 2 qrs
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 156a
1787
Knockbrowne & a parel of Cullmin 2 qrs
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.70, 591
1824
Knockanabrowny
TAB Leathanach: 60
1838
Cnocán a' Bhrúnaigh, 'Brown's hillock'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME121,38
1838
Cnocan ui Bhrúna
dúch:AL Leathanach: ME121,38
1838
Cnocan ui Bhrúna
"brown" [pl];
pl:AL Leathanach: ME121,38
1838
Knockauneevroona
"recte Knockauneevroona if not Knockaunabroona" [OC Nóta];
OC:AL Leathanach: ME121,38
1838
[Knockaunabroona]
"also part of the ruins of the Abbey of Mayo near its eastern boundary" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME121,38
1838
Knockaunabroona
BS:AL Leathanach: ME121,38
1838
Knockaunabroona
Townshend, Rev. [.]:AL Leathanach: ME121,38
1838
Knocknabroona
Lambert, J.:AL Leathanach: ME121,38
1838
Knocknabrowna
Strafford:AL Leathanach: ME121,38
1838
Knockaunabroona
OD:AL Leathanach: ME121,38

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