BROWSE
townland
Corr na Seamsóg
genitive: Chorr na Seamsóg
(Irish)
Cornashamsoge
(English)

Glossary

English round hill, pointed hill, hollow; pointed, conspicuous, odd

Centrepoint

54.0859, -8.02868latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Cor-na-seamsóg = Hill of the shamrocks. Seamsóg is a corrupt local form of the Irish word, seamróg. "
Nóta
1621
Cornasamsoge
CPR Leathanach: 514b
1621
Corneshamshoge
CPR Leathanach: 530b
1660c
Corneshamsog
BSD Leathanach: 53
1667
Corneshanshoge
ASE Leathanach: 89:28
1835
Curnashamsoge
TAB (60:16/10) innéacs Leathanach: 181, Nóta: TAB (60:16/10) innéacs
1835
Curnasamsoge
TAB Leathanach: 149, Nóta: (60:16/10)
1836
Cornashamsogue
BS:AL
1836
Cornashamsogue
CM:AL
1836
Corr-na-Sheansog,
'the cuckoo's sorrel'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Curnashamsoge
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Cornashamsoge
S&V:AL
1836
shamrock
pl:AL
1836
Cor na seamsog, 'round hill of the shamrocks'
"'Seamsog' is a corrupt local word for 'Shamrog'." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL
1836
Cornashamsoge
OD:AL

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