In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Brosna like this:
BRUSNA, a village, in the parish of KILMURRY-ELY, barony of CLONLISK, KING'S county, and province of LEINSTER, 1 ¾ mile (E.) from Shinrone; containing 134 inhabitants. It is situated on the river of the same name, and is a station of the constabulary police. Here is a R. C. chapel.—See KILMURRY-ELY.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brosna, in and County Offaly | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/27692
Date accessed: 09th May 2024
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