BROWSE
townland
An Bhreaclach
genitive: na Breaclaí
(Irish)
Brocklagh
(English)

Centrepoint

53.837, -7.7293latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1604
Brackly
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 Jac.1
1612
Bracklagh
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1621
Bracklagh
CPR Leathanach: 537b
1629
Braclagh
Cotton Map
1655
Brackly
DS
1659
Bracklagh
Cen.
1660c
Brackley
BSD (Lo) Leathanach: 176
1667
Brackly
ASE Leathanach: 145
1716
Brackley alias Brackloon
CGn. Imleabhar: 18, Leathanach: 54, Uimhir: 8322
1750
Bracklagh
CGn. Imleabhar: 138.558.95636
1813
Brocklagh
Edgeworth
1832
Brocklagh
BS:AL
1832
Brachlow
Crawford, Sir, G.:AL
1832
Brocklagh
Edgeworth Map:AL
1832
Broclach, “a haunt of badgers”
OD:AL
1832
About one third of this townland is arable...
Desc. Rem.:AL
1908
Broclach, “badger’s warren”
MacGivney Leathanach: 49
2007
ˈbroklə
Áit.

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