BROWSE
townland
Corr an Liobair
genitive: Chorr an Liobair
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cortober
(English)

Glossary

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

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the round hill of the well
    tobar > liobar

  • English

    the round hill of the well
    tobar > liobar

Centrepoint

54.163, -7.97942latitude, longitude
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Historical references

korəˈʟ′obər
bunfhoinse LASID Imleabhar: iii
ˌkorəˈlobər
x2
Áit.
ˌkorəˈtobər/ <br/>/ˌkorəˈlobər
duine céanna
Áit.
Nóta
Nóta
"Ca, RC Mu: Corr Tobair; Corr an Tobair "
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Cor-tobair (Cor-a’-tobair) Round hill of the well. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Sweathouse (possible). On the NW bank of a NE-SW stream (220). Sweathouse (site). On a steep S-facing slope on the W side of a lane and c.20m N of a house with an E-W stream c.100m to E and S (220). "
Nóta
1660c
Cortibber
BSD Leathanach: 75
1673
Carrow or Coratubber
ASE Leathanach: 232:14
1726
Corluber
CGn. Leathanach: 47.469.31504
1817
Cordubber
Larkin
1834?
Coraliber
TAB Leathanach: (60:16/9) 145
1836
Curtubber
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Curtubber
BS:AL
1836
Curlubber
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Cordubber
CM:AL
1836
Cor-a 'tobair
'round hill of the well'
OD:AL
1836
Cortober
OD:AL

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