Hierarchy
county
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civil parish
townland
promontory
promontory
Ceann Bhreagha
genitive: Cheann Bhreagha
(Irish)
Bray Head
(English)
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county
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townland
Explanatory note
Centrepoint
51.8843, -10.4258latitude, longitude
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Historical references
1609 |
the Head of Bray
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CPR Leathanach: 141a
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1840 |
Ceann Bhriaigh, head of hill
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OD:AL Leathanach: 26
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1840 |
Brey head
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DS Map:AL Leathanach: 26
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1840 |
Brea Head
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Beaufort:AL Leathanach (AL): 26
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1840 |
Brea Head
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Beaufort Map & Memoir:AL Leathanach: 26
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1840 |
Bray Head
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Scales Atlas:AL Leathanach: 26
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1840 |
Bray Head
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Lewis:AL Leathanach: 26
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1840 |
Bray Head
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Railway Maps:AL Leathanach: 26
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1840 |
Bray Head
Corromore
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Murphy, D.:AL Leathanach (AL): 26
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1840 |
Bray Head
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Nimmo Chart 1831:AL Leathanach: 26
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1840 |
Bray Head
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Nimmo Bar. Map 1811:AL Leathanach: 26
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1840 |
Brey Head
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BM:AL Leathanach: 26
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1840 |
Brey Head
1814
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Larkin (Ci):AL Leathanach: 26
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1840 |
Bray Head
This is a steep and rocky headland stretching westward into the Atlantic Ocean Desc. Rem.:AL
Féach Bray Head Signal Tower, 1416223
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Smith Eng. Map:AL Leathanach: 26
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