BROWSE
townland
Breac-chluain
genitive: Bhreac-chluana
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Brackcloon
(English)

Glossary

English speckled
cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

51.6101, -9.99237latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1811
Brackcluon
Bath
1827
Bracklune
TAB Leathanach: 1
1833
Brackclown
p. Allihies
BPR Leathanach: 4286
1841
Brackcloune
BS:AL Leathanach: Co260,10
1841
Brackcluon
CM:AL Leathanach: Co260,10
1841
Breacklone
Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: Co260,10
1841z
Brackcloon
"This name occurs very often." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: Co260,10
1841
Brackcloune
Letter (Proprietor):AL Leathanach: Co260,10
1841y
Breac-chluain, 'speckled meadow, plain, lawn or boggy island'
OD:AL Leathanach: Co260,10
1841
Brackcloune
O'Sullivan, E.:AL Leathanach: Co260,10
1841
Brackcloune
O'Sullivan, J.:AL Leathanach: Co260,10
1841x
Breac chluain
pl:AL Leathanach: Co260,10
1841
Brackclowne
TAB Leathanach: Co260,10

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