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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Henry Vaughan, commonly known by his assumed name of the Silurist, was born at Newton, in Brecknockshire, in the year 1621.
From A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation by Williams, Robert
The first volume of his history of Brecknockshire in quarto, was published at Brecknock in the year 1805, and the second volume in 1809.
From A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation by Williams, Robert
Most of the older churches of central Brecknockshire and east Carmarthenshire were founded by or dedicated to members of Brychan’s family.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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)
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