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county
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civil parish
townland
Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the wood of Breacán
Breacán — ainm pearsantaBhí baint ag an naomh Breacán le par Cluain Caoin (#1427) agus is cosúil gurb é an t-ainm céanna atá le fáil in bf Cill Bhriocáin (#27931) in Uí Fhairchealláin (cf. Ó Riain 111). Os a choinne sin, níl aon iarsmaí eaglasta anseo. Ná ní dócha gurb ionann is 1638c ‘…cæmiterium de Kilbreakain, cæmiterium de Imocuala…’ ar liosta reiligí an cheantair seo a mheas de hÓir a bhí ag tagairt don áit seo (Dinnseanchas II 36). Deir de hÓir gur ‘dóichí Emo Park, p. Coolbanagher’ (*ibid. nn.*81, 82); ach féach 1297 ‘Kilbrecan in Ocoule, where there is accustomed to be a good town, now wasted’ CJR I 171 = par Bealach Bhreacáin (#1139) i gCill Dara (díreach taobh thall den Bhearú ó pharóiste Lé). Níl aon reilig eile ar an liosta suite taobh thiar den Bhearú go cinnte.
Féach an t-ainm galánta Béarla in 1666 ‘[the two Killbreckans or Killbrettans alias] Checquerton’ ASE 84 ar bréagaistriúchán é bunaithe ar breac “speckled, dappled, variegated”. Tá roinnt leathaistriúcháin agus ainmneacha Béarla nuachumtha san fhoinse céanna, cuid acu níos cruinne ná a chéile. Níor mhair an ceann áirithe seo i bhfad.
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Historical references
1564 |
Kylbreckan
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F Alt: 596
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1570 |
Kylbrecan
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F Alt: 1654
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1601 |
Kilbreckan
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F Leathanach: 6551
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1617 |
Kilebrackan
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 6 J I
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1618 |
Kilbrecan
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CPR Leathanach: 390
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1666 |
the two Killbreckans or Killbrettans alias Checquerton
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ASE Leathanach: 84
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1695 |
Killackbrecons
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 4 G III
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1695 |
the two Killbreckans
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 4 G III
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1775 |
Killbracken
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CGn. Imleabhar: 308.447.206255
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1814 |
Killbrachan
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Par. Stat. Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 548
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1837 |
Kilbracken
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Top. Dict. Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 248
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1838 |
Kilebrackan
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Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: La041,29
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1838 |
Kilbrickan, Kilbrekan
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Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La041,29
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1838 |
Killbrickan
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Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: La041,29
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1838 |
Killackbrecons…
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Inq. G III:AL Leathanach: La041,29
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1838 |
Cill Bhreacáin, 'St. Breacan's church'
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OD:AL Leathanach: La041,29
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1838 |
Kilbrackan
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OD:AL Leathanach: La041,29
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1838 |
Kilbracken
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BS:AL Leathanach: La041,29
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1838 |
Kilbraccan
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Vestry Bk.:AL Leathanach: La041,29
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2004 |
kilˈbrikin
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