BROWSE
townland
An Ráth Corr
genitive: an Rátha Choirr
(Irish)
Rathcor
(English)

Glossary

English round hill, pointed hill, hollow; pointed, conspicuous, odd
ráth, ráith
English ring-fort

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.7847, -7.54328latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1612
Racorre
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1629
Racor
Cotton Map
1655
Rathcorr
DS
1659
Rathcorr
Cen.
c.1660
Rathcorr
BSD Leathanach: 159
1671
Rathcorr
ASE Leathanach: 108
1735
Racore als. Rathcore
CGn. Leathanach: 78.294.55786
1813
Rathcor
Edgeworth
1836
Rathcor
BS:AL
1836
Rathcorr
DS:AL
1836
Racorre
Inq. J I:AL
1836
Rath cor, “odd fort”
OD:AL
1836
Teine Phobail
pl:AL
1836
Rathcor
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1908
Ráth Chorr, “odd fort”
MacGivney Leathanach: 196
2007
ratˈkor
Áit.

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