BROWSE
townland
Rinn an Choirrín
genitive: Rinn an Choirrín
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Rinnacurreen
(English)

Glossary

English point, headland

Centrepoint

53.9267, -8.07983latitude, longitude
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Historical references

ˌriŋˈkoriːn
Áit.
ˌrinkəˈriːn
Áit.
Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"• Pinkman: Rinn-a’-Chuirrín = Point of the little bog or marsh. This is a point of land, running into the River Shannon about two miles to the west of Jamestown. There is a small lake in the middle of the townland. "
Nóta
"• Arch. Inventory Rath. In a low-lying position close to the River Shanoon (120). Enclosure. On top of a low rise near the River Shannon (157-8). Enclosure. In a low-lying position near the River Shannnon (158). "
Nóta
n/a
• “The Ó Cuirníns were hereditary poets and historians to the O’Rourkes for generations…” (“Some Leitrim Franciscans of the Past.” Fr. Cannic Mooney Bréifne, Iml. 1, Uimh.4, 1961, 350).
Nóta
"‘the town and lands of Dromkerine [= Drumkeeran SO] and Rynne…’ CPR 516 (‘Griffith’); CPR 189, 435 mar an gcéanna (‘Griffith’); Le hais Lough Corry ar an tSionainn;"
Nóta
1611
?Roncorry
CPR Leathanach: 189b
1611
?Roscorry
CPR Leathanach: 435a
1622
Rynne alias Rynndromchirin
CPR Leathanach: 516a
1835
Rhincurrien
TAB (60:16/10) innéacs Nóta: (60:16/10) innéacs
1835
Rhencurrien
TAB Leathanach: 173, Nóta: (60:16/10)
1835
Rhincurien
TAB Leathanach: 33, Nóta: (60:16/10)
1836
Rin na curreen
BS:AL
1836
Rhincureen
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Cionn-a-currien,
'the pitcher's head'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Rhinaridane, alias, Rinardan
Map 1748 (George):AL
1836
Rinhurrain
CM:AL
1836
Rinn chuirrín
pl:AL
1836
Rinn a chŭirín,
'point of the little moor'
OD:AL
1836
Rinnacurreen
OD:AL

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