BROWSE
townland
Dún na Géige
genitive: Dhún na Géige
(Irish)
Brownstown or Donnageaga
(English)

Glossary

dún, dúnaibh
English fort

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.6856, -9.21444latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1591
Donnygege
F Leathanach: 5617
1610
Downgehy
Inq. Leathanach: i, 65
1610
Downgehy
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.65
1612
Downegegy
CPR Leathanach: 221a
1612
Downegegy
CPR Leathanach: 221
1617
Downgegy
Inq. Leathanach: ii, 275
1617
Downgegy
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: II.275
1617
Downegoly
Westport Est. Pap. Leathanach: 884/4(1)
1622
Cownegegie [sic], Carrowcroghie and
CPR Leathanach: 558
1635
Downegeggy, the qr of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §98
1660c
Donegegane
BSD Leathanach: 33
1661
Donegegane 1 Qr.
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 33
1685
Dorge [sic]
Hib. Del.
1698
Dunagan als Dunagegey 1 qr
Browne's RR
1699
Bunnegegy
Browne's RR
1708
Duanegegey 1 qr
Browne’s Lands Leathanach: I
1708
Dunagegy 1 qr
Browne’s Lands Leathanach: II
1762
Brownestown
CGn. Imleabhar: 206.614.141961
1777
Brownestown
T&S Leathanach: 216
1830
Brownstown, Ballycorbit
Bald Leathanach: 19
1838
Downgehy
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: ME132,6
1838
Dún na géige, 'fort of the branch'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME132,6
1838
Dun na géige
pl:AL Leathanach: ME132,6
1838
Brownstown or Donnageaga
OD:AL Leathanach: ME132,6
1838
[Brownstown or Donnageaga]
"…two forts, one at the North West and the other at the South East extremities."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME132,6
1838
Brownstown
BS:AL Leathanach: ME132,6
1838
Brownstown
CM:AL Leathanach: ME132,6
1838
Brownstown
BM:AL Leathanach: ME132,6
1838
Brownstown or Doonagegie
TAB Leathanach: ME132,6
1838
Doonagegee
Cess Coll.:AL Leathanach: ME132,6
1838
Doonagegah or Brownstown
[Postmaster, Hollmount]
Postmaster:AL Leathanach: ME132,6
1838
Downegoggy
Strafford:AL Leathanach: ME132,6
1838
Downgehy
Inq. Eliz. I:AL Leathanach: ME132,6

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