BROWSE
townland
Baile an Bhreáigh
genitive: Bhaile an Bhreáigh
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Bracetown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

53.4265, -6.45688latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1540-1
V.Braiston Magna
Ir. Mon. Poss.
1540-1
Braston
Manor of Donboyn…
Ir. Mon. Poss.
1556-7
Braceston als. Much Braston als. Old Braston
Grant to John Plunket,
CPCR
1557-8
Much Braston als. Old Braston
John Plunket.
CPCR
1566
Braston
(89 3). Lease … to Edward Waterhowse, esq. ; of the tithe corn of Donboyne, Myleston, Rathelege,Gerardeston, Walterston, the Grange, Luston, Pireston, Braston, Mayne, Gunnokes de Plunket, Waringeston, Beggeston, Benettston, the Paase, Purtane, Hollywood, Gunnocke, and Loughsallaghe, co. Meath, parcel of the rectory of Donboyne, and the altarages of the rectory, those due to the vicar of Donboyne and … curate of Kilbride excepted. F 975
F
1667
Brayestowne
James Duke of Ormond…four parcells of Blackwood, containing as followeth; viz. a small meadow marked in the plott ( 1 ), 1 a…a parcell of arable land, marked (2), 13 a…Blackwood land and Rushy land (3), 23 a.—Bishop’s-hedge (4), 3a…Baylefes land (5), 28 a...Vesneyes (6), 4 a… Riddings (7), 1 a…Nunne’s 4 acre (8), 1 r…Luske’s lee (9), 4 a…the 5 a. in Brayestowne (10), 4 a…White’s land (11), 20 a.; bar. Dunboyne, co. Meath ASE 92
ASE
1687
Oldbrayston
Shaldway, James, Oldbrayston. <br> Prerogrative Wills 420
Prerogative Wills
1836
Bracetown
"No Irish." [pl]
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí037,33
1836
New Bracetown; Old Bracetown
List of Townlands:AL Leathanach: Mí037,33
1836
Old Bracetowne; New Bracetowne
DS:AL Leathanach: Mí037,33
1836
Braeston
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Mí037,33
1836
Bracetown
Greene:AL Leathanach: Mí037,33
1836
New Bracetown; Old Bracetown
HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí037,33
1836
Bracetown
BS:AL Leathanach: Mí037,33

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