BROWSE
townland
Leitir Caorach
genitive: Leitir Caorach
(Irish)
Lettergeeragh
(English)

Glossary

leitir, leitreach
English hillside

Centrepoint

53.8303, -7.70086latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1612
Litterkeragh-ennane
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1617
Litterkeeragh
CPR Leathanach: 500b
1621
Litterkeeragh
CPR Leathanach: 491a
1622
Literkiragh
Mem. Inhabs. Lo. Leathanach: 296
1629
Litterkeeragh
Cotton Map
1636
Litterkeeragh
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 20 Jac.1
1660c
Litterkiragh
BSD Leathanach: 176
1750
Littergeeragh
CGn. Imleabhar: 138.558.95636
1813
Littergeeragh
Edgeworth
1836
Lettergeeragh
BS:AL
1836
Lettergeeragh
Crawford, Sir, G.:AL
1836
Littergeeragh
Edgeworth Map:AL
1836
Litir gCaorach, “hill side of the sheep”
OD:AL
1836
Litir Gaorach
pl:AL
1908
Leitir gCaorach
MacGivney Leathanach: 162
2007
leterˈgiːrə
Áit.

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