BROWSE
townland
Breac-chluain
genitive: Bhreac-chluana
(Irish)
Brackloon
(English)

Glossary

English speckled
cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Centrepoint

53.628, -8.24817latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1837
Brackloon
BS:AL Leathanach: RC031,7
1837
Brackloon
S&V:AL Leathanach: RC031,7
1837
Brackloon long called M[t] Prospect
Flanagan:AL Leathanach: RC031,7
1837
Mount Prospect
["Weld, p.235, 259"];
Weld:AL Leathanach: RC031,7
1837
Breac cluain
pl:AL Leathanach: RC031,7
1837
Brackloone
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: RC031,7
1837
Breac-cluain, 'speckled cloon, lawn or meadow'
OD:AL Leathanach: RC031,7
1837
Brackloon
"See Indexes for a precedent q.Brackcloon?" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: RC031,7
1837
[Brackloon]
"This townland contains the seat of Mr Fallon called 'Mountprospect'" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: RC031,7

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