bawn

Etymology 1
From, alternative form of.

Noun

 * 1) A cattle-fort; a building used to shelter cattle.
 * 2) * 1729,, The Grand Question Debated, Thomas Sheridan (editor), John Nichols (editor, revised edition), 1812, The British Classics, Volume 45: The works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D.: Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume XI, page 163:
 * The Grand Question Debated
 * Whether Hamilton's Bawn Should be Turned into a Barrack or a Malt-house − 1729
 * This Hamilton's bawn, while it sticks in my hand, / I lose by the house what I get by the land; / But how to dispose of it to the best bidder, / For a barrack or malthouse, we now must consider.
 * 1) * 1892, (editor), Jack and His Master, Celtic Fairy Tales:
 * When he was coming into the bawn at dinner-time, what work did he find Jack at but pulling armfuls of the thatch off the roof, and peeping into the holes he was making?
 * 1) A defensive wall built around a tower house. It was once used to protect livestock during an attack.
 * 1) A defensive wall built around a tower house. It was once used to protect livestock during an attack.

Adjective

 * 1) * NOTES TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE
 * (1) Garrane Bawn is Irish
 * (1) Garrane Bawn is Irish