Father O'Laverty, in the Journal of the Royal Society
of Antiquaries of Ireland (December, 1892, p. 430) thus observes:--
"In his very valuable work, _The Boyne and Blackwater_, Sir William
Wilde appears to me to have used convincing arguments to prove that
_Brugh-na-Boinne_ ... was ... on the left bank of the Boyne,
convenient to the ford of _Ros-na-righ_ (Rossnaree) at Knowth,
Dowth, and Newgrange. To Sir William's arguments one point only was
wanting: the old name had disappeared.... It is now more than
thirty years since I went to Newgrange for the special purpose of
investigating that matter. I explained to Mr. Maguire, then of
Newgrange, and to his son, that _Brugh-na-Boinne_ signified 'the
town, or dwelling-place, on the Boyne,' that the word _Brugh_ would
assume the modern form _Bro_, as in Brughshane (pronounced
Broshane), and many other townland names, and that _na-Boinne_, 'of
the Boyne,' would probably cease to be used as unnecessary at the
site. I need not say that I was greatly pleased when they informed
me that the field in which is the mound of Newgrange is called the
_Bro-Park_, while in the immediate vicinity are the _Bro-Farm_, the
_Bro-Mill_, and the _Bro-Cottage_.
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