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Cork County Council
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Gleann an Fheileastraim
genitive: Ghleann an Fheileastraim
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(Irish)
Glenbrook
(English)
Local authority
Cork County Council
Local authorities are responsible for the provision of the correct Irish and English forms of the streetnames in each area.
Hierarchy
county
barony
civil parish
town
townland
Explanatory note
- English
the glen of the iris
Centrepoint
51.8628, -8.33648latitude, longitude
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Archival records
Historical references
| 1950c |
Gleann an Fheileastraim
"Gleann an Fheileastraim an ainm dhúchais atá ar Glenbrook. Chuala mé go minic é ag daoine (1900) nach raibh puinn Béarla acu … Tháinig duine éigin ina dhia' san a thug 'Gleann na Glaise' ar an áit mar aistriú ar 'Glenbrook'." [Seán Tóibín]
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