Machaire Corráin/Magheracorran

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townland

Machaire Corráin

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(Irish)

Magheracorran

(English)

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Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Ráth Bhoth Theas/Raphoe South

municipal district

Leifear–Srath an Urláir/Lifford–Stranorlar

civil parish

Conmhaigh/Convoy

electoral division

Conmhaigh/Convoy

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

plain of (the) hook(-shaped feature), sickle(-shaped feature)

Is é is dóichí ná go dtagraíonn corrán (“hook, staple, hooked instrument”, DIL “hook, sickle”, FGB don lúb suntasach san abhainn anseo.
English

plain of (the) hook(-shaped feature), sickle(-shaped feature)

Corrán (“hook, staple, hooked instrument”, DIL “hook, sickle”, FGB likely refers to the significant meander in the rivers course here.

Centrepoint

54.8482, -7.73286latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1659	Machricorren	Cen. Leathanach: 52 A census of Ireland, circa 1659: with supplementary material from the poll money ordinances (1660-1661), eag. S. Pender (1939) Bliain foilsithe: 1939, Údar: S. Pender, Áit foilsithe: Dublin
1665	Maghricoren	HMR (DG) Hearth Money Rolls, Co. Dhún na nGall Tá leagan digitithe ar fáil ar virtualtreasury.ie [https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/TCD-MS-6232]
1702	Machrecorran	PR COI (DG) PRONI MICI/95/143 Raphoe Vestry Book 1702 – liosta d’áiteanna agus an méid crann a cuireadh iontu Taifid Pharóiste de chuid Eaglais na hÉireann do Chontae Dhún na nGall. Church of Ireland Parish Records for County Donegal. Le fáil sa Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) agus Representative Church Body Library (RCBL)
1741	Macherycorran; the twelve gorts of Macherycorran	CGn. 105.216.73589; Brown to Hewttson Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1750	Maghrycorran the quarterland of Eleven Ballyboes of Maghrycorran	CGn. 139.479.95120: Clifton to Ross Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1801	Magherycarren	McCrea DG William Mc Crea, A Map of County Donegal, 1801 Nóta: Cóip san Oifig Logainmneacha, Bliain foilsithe: 1801
1835	Magherycorrin	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1835	Magherycoran	HCER:AL House of Commons Education Report, foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1835	Machaire corráin 'plain of the reaping hook'	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838

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