Brachlaun? Listrim?

Clauric

I'm hoping somebody in the Kerry forum can help me. I was doing some family research, and came across a number of people who were baptised in Brachlaun, Kerry (record is here).

I tried to Google Brachlaun, but I only got 1 (yes, 1!) hit, which was an archive of the place I found the information in the first place.

I have family members, who share birthdays around the same period of time (+/- 10 years), with similar parents' names, who lived in Listrim, which seems to be west of Tralee.

I was wondering if anybody knows where Brachlaun is, or if it still exists? Also, how close/far is it from Listrim?

Many thanks.

lottpaul

Prob not of any help but Brackluin is a townland in Annascaul and I think there is another one somewhere in south Kerry. It would be a good distance from Listrim and I doubt if they would have brought a child all of that way for baptism unless his mother was already in Spa - perhaps staying with relatives.
Best of luck.

lollsangel

Looking at your post, the baptismals are from the 1800s, it may be best to look around listrim for somewhere that resembles somewhat the spelling of brachluan, it maybe a slight misinterpretation of handing writing, as more should come up on it.

5live

lollsangel wrote: »

Looking at your post, the baptismals are from the 1800s, it may be best to look around listrim for somewhere that resembles somewhat the spelling of brachluan, it maybe a slight misinterpretation of handing writing, as more should come up on it.

Thats true.

There's a Ballinorig near me that was spelled 'Ballynorig' in the 1800s

RevBlueJeans

Brackluin (or Brackloon from the OSI maps), Annascaul.
Ballynacourty Civil Parish - Annascaul Catholic Parish

1901 census http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Kerry/Ballinvoher/Brackloon/
1911 census http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Kerry/Ballinvoher/Brackloon/

On Griffiths evaluation there is a house called "Bracklow Inn" http://landedestates.ie/LandedEstates/jsp/property-show.jsp?id=1758
and on Griffiths there is a house called Listrim House http://landedestates.ie/LandedEstates/jsp/property-show.jsp?id=1907

There is a Brackloon near Sneem too, in South Kerry.