BROWSE
townland
Cora Phuballach
genitive: Chora Phuballach
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Corrabola
(English)

Glossary

cora, coraidh, corann
English weir, stone-fence, ford

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

electoral division

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    stone wall of the place of tents?
    Ní cinnte brí an dara heilimint anseo. Féach A Dictionary of the Irish Language, www.dil.ie, s.v. pupall.
    Cf. bf Cora Phuballach, par. Ardach, b. an Rátha Riabhaigh

  • English

    stone wall of the place of tents?
    The meaning of the second element is unclear here. See A Dictionary of the Irish Language, www.dil.ie, s.v. pupall.
    Cf. bf Cora Phuballach/Corrabola, par. Ardagh, b. Rathreagh

Centrepoint

53.5959, -7.72429latitude, longitude
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Historical references

-- Joyce, III, 262: Cor-bólach, hill of cows (bó, a cow: bólach, cows collectively)
1612
Corropobalagheightraghe
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1612
Corropobalaghoghteraghe
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1629
Corfobla P.
Cotton Map
1654-56
Carrofoballa
CS X Leathanach: 49
1655
Cornfubulogh
DS
c.1660
Cornefubulogh
BSD Leathanach: 118
1737
Curabooly
CGn.
1813
Currybola
Edgeworth
1835
Currabola
BS:AL
1835
Currybola
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1835
Curraboolah
Robinson, J.:AL
1835
Currabola
Butler, H.:AL
1835
Corabolagh
Gosselen, Rev.:AL
1835
this before
Nóta:AL
1835
about the 1/8 of which is wood
Desc. Rem.:AL
1908
Corbolach, “hill of the cows”
MacGivney Leathanach: 89
2008
korəˈboːlə
Áit.

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