The Brazils of King's/Queen's County

While in modern times King's County, or Offaly as it is now known, appears to be one of the Brazil homelands it now appears that this isn't true. The new theory is that in the 16th century when the O'Breasail clan were cleared out of Queens County by Crosby and transplanted to Count Kerry a number of families or individuals escaped and fled westwards to Kings County.

 A great number of families are listed in the Griffith Survey. This has not yet been checked.

Considerable work remains to be done in sorting out the mass of data accumulated on these families since 1864.

The following families have been identified but it is obvious that some of those appearing later than 1864 are in fact members of earlier families. This is the only area where the spelling is given as Brazel or Brazil interchangeably even within the same family.

Pre-1864

  1. The family of Andrew Brazel.
  2. The family of Denis Brazel and Eliza Dolan, shoemaker of Gallen.
  3. The family of James Brazel and Mary Keegan, farmer(?) of Derica.
  4. The family of Michael Brazel and Bridget Keena, farmer of Endrim.
  5. The family of Charles Brazil and Catherine Maher, farmer of Derries.
  6. The family of James Brazil, farmer of Cooldorragh.
  7. The family of John Brazil and Rose Fitzpatrick.
  8. The family of Patrick Brazil.
  9. The family of Peter Brazil and Mary Hennessy, farmer of Derries.
  10. The family of Jeremiah Brazill and Lucinda, tailor, of Mountmellick
  11. The family of William Brazle, farmer of Derries.

Post 1864

  1. The family of Brassil and Hennessy
  2. The family of Brazel and Horan
  3. The family of Patrick Brazel and Margaret Nolan
  4. The family of Christopher Brazil and Bridget Hynes.
  5. The family of Edward Brazil and Anne Reilly
  6. The family of James Brazil and Lucy Kenny.
  7. The family of James Brazil and Brigid Maloney.
  8. The family of John Brazil and Rose Kelly, farmer of Cooldorragh.
  9. The family of Joseph Brazil and Elizabeth Courtney
  10. The family of Patrick Brazil and Anne McDermott
  11. The family of John Brazil and Peter Brazil and Elizabeth Feeney

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Last Modified 7 March 1999