BROWSE
townland
An Chorr Bhuí
genitive: na Coirre Buí
(Irish)
Corboy
(English)

Glossary

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

Centrepoint

53.7163, -7.68779latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1587
Cartron Correboy (Wm. O Ferrall Bane)
F Leathanach: 5107
1587
Correboy (William O Farrell Bane)
F Leathanach: 5062
1591
Corrobehie? (Grant to Edmund Barrette..of the lands of Gerald m’Rosse O Ferrall of Lissomine)
F Leathanach: 5545
1602
Corboye (Cochonaght M’Evaird)
F Leathanach: 6699
1604
Corboy
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 Jac.1
1620
Correboy
CPR Leathanach: 468a
1621
Corroboymore, Correboybegg
CPR Leathanach: 533b
1629
Corboy
Cotton Map
1654-56
Corroboye
CS X Leathanach: 47
1654-56
Correboy
CS X Leathanach: 49
1655
Coreboy
DS
1659
Corboyes
Cen. Leathanach: 457
1660c
Coreboy
BSD (Lo) Leathanach: 175
1667
Corboy
ASE Leathanach: 145
1813
Curboy
Edgeworth
1835
Curboy
BS:AL
1835
Curboy
Edgeworth Map:AL
1835
Corr Baoieth, “The Yellow Crane” [iontráil scriosta]
Quinn, E.:AL
1835
Corboy
Inq. J I:AL
1835
Cor buidhe, “the yellow Cor or round hill”
OD:AL
1835
...it is generally known as upper and lower Curboy
Desc. Rem.:AL
1908
Cor Buidhe
MacGivney Leathanach: 89
2001
An Chorr Bhuí
Moladh
2007
korˈboi
Áit.

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