BROWSE
townland
An Currach Mór
genitive: an Churraigh Mhóir
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Strawhall
(English)

Glossary

English marsh
English great, big

Centrepoint

52.1317, -8.25281latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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Is é An Corran (CrC 175.7) a bhí ina cheann ag an bPaorach sa mhéid seo a leanas: “Corran ... it can hardly be other than Carrignacroghera” (Power 1932 94.69), ach is iomrallach mar a hionannaíodh le Carrignacroghera (I 99.4) é in ainneoin gur i ngiorracht chúpla míle slí siar ó thuaidh ó Strawhall atá sé suite.
Nóta
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Ní fios arbh ionann an dá áit seo go cinnte ó thaobh teorainneacha de, ach is cinnte gur mhaolaigh ar thábhacht is ar úsáid Curraghmore ar theacht i réim do Strawhall sa tslí is gur don dtigh mór a teorannaíodh ar deireadh é. Deir C100 go bhfuil stádas sheoladh poist ag Curraghmore House i gcónaí.
Nóta
1301
Corran
CPlR Leathanach: 39
1460c.
An Corran
CrC 2 Leathanach: 175.7
1585
Corramore
F Leathanach: 4752
1591
Foroghmore (lege Coroghmore)
F Leathanach: 5566
1610
Cormore
Cal. Carew
1610
Coraghmore orse Coran
CPR Leathanach: 194-a
1612
Foroghmore (sic)
CPR Leathanach: 220-b
1659
Curraghmore
Cen.
1694
Curraghmore
Inq. Leathanach: VII 145
1723
Coroghmore als Currane
CGn. Leathanach: 41.106.24782
1732
Strawhall(s.n. Elizabeth Foulke)
OG: Welpy Leathanach: 530.8
1771
Strawhall
CEP Leathanach: XVI 1.2.3
1788
Strawhall
CGn. Leathanach: 393.313.260520
1811
Strawhall (AL)
Bath Map
1812
Straw-hall (S.)
Post. Towns Leathanach: II 219
1828
Strawhall(s.n. Mary Fleming)
Reg. Bapt. Leathanach: (p.4993)
1828
Strawhall
TAB Leathanach: 21
1837
Strawhall
Top. Dict.:AL Leathanach: 1 356
1840
Strawhall
BS:AL Leathanach: 1 28
1840
“It is English, I think,though it may be srath thall”
OD:AL
1844
Curraghmore Ho. (áit tí mhóir)
SO 6" Leathanach: 35, 36
1844
Straw Hall
Blackwater Leathanach: 80
1844
Curraghmore
Blackwater Leathanach: 83

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