An Poitéal Breac/Pottlebrack

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Hierarchy

townland

An Poitéal Breac

genitive: an Phoitéil Bhric

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(Irish)

Pottlebrack

(English)

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Glossary

breac

English speckled

poitéal

English Poitéal refers to a measure of land and appears to be a borrowing from English 'pottle'. (Note the meaning 'A measure of two quarts' in Cheshire; cf. 'a measure of land equivalent to twelve acres' OED.)

Hierarchy

county

An Cabhán/Cavan

barony

Clann Chaoich/Clankee

civil parish

Cnoca Bríde/Knockbride

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the speckled pottle
Tomhas talún ab ea an poitéal (< pottle an Bhéarla) i gContae an Chabháin.

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53.9397, -7.04826latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1836	Pottlebrack "In an Orthography List received from the District Office Novr 8/35 'Pottlebrack' is recommended to be used in the new plans." [dúch];	dúch:AL Leathanach: Ca045,5 Foirm Ghaeilge (go hiondúil) nó nóta i ndúch, nach léir cé a scríobh
1836	[Pottlebrack] "There are six lime kilns in it" [Desc. Rem.];	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ca045,5 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1836	Pottlebrack	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca045,5 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	Puiteal breac, 'speckled pottle'	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca045,5 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	Puiteal breac	pl:AL Leathanach: Ca045,5 Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1836	Pottlebrack	BS:AL Leathanach: Ca045,5 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Pottlebrack	Waring, J.:AL Leathanach: Ca045,5 Waring, J.:AL
1836	Pottlebrack	HCER 1826:AL Leathanach: Ca045,5 House of Commons Education Report 1826 as AL Bliain: 1835
1836	Pottlebrack	GJ Assess. 1824:AL (Ca) Leathanach: Ca045,5 Grand Jury Assess. 1824, foinse in AL, Co. an Chabháin / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks Co. Cavan.
2011	ˌpotəlˈbrak 2 cainteoir ar leith	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-

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