BROWSE
townland
Baile an Bhrúnaigh
genitive: Bhaile an Bhrúnaigh
(Irish)
Brownstown
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town(land) of An Brúnach

    An Brúnach – leagan Gaeilge den tsloinne Angla-Normannach le Brún.

  • English

    the town(land) of An Brúnach

    An Brúnach – Irish form of the Anglo-Norman surname le Brún.

Centrepoint

53.7841, -6.60428latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1654
Brownestowne
Edward Evers Irish Papist
CS V 357
1655
Brownstowne
DS
1666c
Brownestowne
BSD (Mí)
1741
Brownstown
Gustavus Lord Viscount Boyne ... Nathaniel Clements ... Manor Castle Town and Lands of Stackallen alias Stacallan Stacallan als Stacallen ... Estate of the late King James the Second Cansestown Hardmanstown Plowland with the water mill called the mill of Stackallen standing ... Shalvinstown als Slavinstown part of Hilltown Tankardstown Beathsland part of Rathlangstown als Rawlingstown Rathbrand Le Temple als Rathbrand Church Brownstown part of Hopkinstown Cloughled als Horestown Lisneboy als Lissboy part of one of the Fifteen Polls of Ballybreechy Killblaine als Killneere als Killgrin Aghreah Cors[]ople Corrgreah which four last mentd, parcells are commonly called by the name of the Four Polls of Tivercher part of Curbogge part of the Turfbogge Wilkinstown ... Mullagha ... in the Baronys of Slane Navan Kells and Morgallion ...
CGn. 103.479.72261
1812
Brownstown
Larkin (Mí)
1836
Brownstown
Larkin (Mí):AL Leathanach: Mí100,18
1836
Baile an Bhrónaigh
OC:AL Leathanach: Mí100,18
1836
Brown's town
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí100,18
1836
Baile an Bhrónaigh
pl:AL Leathanach: Mí100,18
1836
Brownstown
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí100,18

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