Brecknockshire
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Brecknockshire
From Welsh Brycheiniog, derivative of Brychan mac Anlach, fifth-century Irish-born ruler of the area + shire ( def. )
Example Sentences
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A college was founded, for the education of young men to the ministry of the Connexion, by Selina countess of Huntingdon in 1768 at Trevecca-isaf near Talgarth, Brecknockshire.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
Brecknockshire, alone of the South p. 203Wales counties, enjoyed exemption from these disturbances.
From Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign by Ashton, John
Charles Walbeoffe was a man of considerable importance in Brecknockshire.
From Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II by Chambers, E. K. (Edmund Kerchever)
The Prossers were the younger branch of a Brecknockshire family who had become sadlers and mercers in Brecon.
From Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II by Chambers, E. K. (Edmund Kerchever)
Dr. Grosart was unable to identify the initials C. W. The Walbeoffes, or Walbieffes, of Llanhamlach, the next village to Llansantfread, were among the most important of the Advenae, or Norman settlers of Brecknockshire.
From Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II by Chambers, E. K. (Edmund Kerchever)
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