BROWSE
townland
Corr na gCon
genitive: Chorr na gCon
(Irish)
Cornagon
(English)

Glossary

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

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

54.0024, -7.8877latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
(Curnagun) FM
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Cor-na-gcon = Hill of the hounds."
Nóta
c1660
Cornegonmore
BSD Leathanach: 29
1667
Corneganmore
ASE Leathanach: 167
1709
Cornagunmore
CGn. Imleabhar: 8.462.3142
c1710?
Cornaconmore, Cornaconbegg
CGn. Imleabhar: 10.300.3726
1728
Cornagunmore & Curnagunbegg
CGn. Imleabhar: 57.282.38477
1733
The two Cornecons
CGn. Imleabhar: 76.37.52618
1833
Curnegun
TAB Leathanach: (61:16/12) Innéacs
1833
Curnagun
TAB Leathanach: (61:16/12) 25
1836
Curnagun
BS:AL
1836
Cornagunt
CM:AL
1836
Curnagun
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Corr-na-geonn,
'the hound's crane'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Cornegonmore
DS Ref.:AL
1836
Cor na g-con,
'round hill of the hounds'
OD:AL
1836
Cornagon
OD:AL
1837
Curnagan
Top. Dict. Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 617

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