BROWSE
townland
An Carn
genitive: an Chairn
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Carn
(English)

Glossary

English cairn, pile of rocks

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

53.6389, -7.69363latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1594?
Carne
F Leathanach: 5888
1612
Carne
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1621
Carne
CPR Leathanach: 537b
1622
Carnagh (Owney McFarrelly O’Farrell)
Mem. Inhabs. Lo. Leathanach: 298
1629
Carne
Cotton Map
1654-56
Carne
CS X Leathanach: 48
1655
Carne
DS
1659
Carne
Cen. Leathanach: 453
c.1660
Carne
BSD Leathanach: 116
1666
Carne (part) (Capt. Henry Sankey)
ASE Leathanach: 63
1813
Carn
Edgeworth
1835
Carn
BS:AL
1835
Carn
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1835
Carn
Jessop, Rev. R.:AL
1835
Carn
Robinson, J.:AL
1835
Carn, “a monumental heap of stones”
OD:AL
1835
This is probably the Carnfurbhuidhe of Colgan Acta S.S., p. 253, n. 2, 3, 4
Nóta:AL
1835
...about 1/6 of which is bog
Desc. Rem.:AL
1908
Carna; Carna, “piles of stones...” [?]
MacGivney Leathanach: 56
2008
karn
Áit.

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