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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the rock of Uilliam
Uilliam (> Liam) — ainm pearsanta (< William(e) na nAngla-Normannach)Tá an cnoc seo suite taobh thiar de cn Carraig Oisín (#1417883) agus cn Carraig Fhinn (#1417882). Tá blúire de rann againn ó Laurence (Maoileachlainn) Ó Broin ón bhFailligh Bheag i dtaobh na dtrí gcnoc seo i Litreacha Uíbh Fhailí I 56–63:
Carraig Uilliam a rug an geall
Ós í is aoirde cnoic ’s is ísle gleann
Centrepoint
Historical references
| 1608 |
Carrickewilliam
cur síos ar thailte an Phiogóidigh: "over the submit [sic] of Carrickewilliam mountain ... downwards by the rocky boundary of Carrickewilliam"
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CPR Leathanach: 113a
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| 1805 |
Carrig Liem
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| 1836 |
Carraig-Oliam, now Raheen Hill
"Carraig Uilliam (O'Liam) a rug a geall/Ó's í is aoirde cnoc 'sis ísle gleann."
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LSO (UF) Leathanach: i, 56–63
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