BROWSE
townland
Baile na Coirre
genitive: Bhaile na Coirre
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Corstown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
English round hill, pointed hill, hollow; pointed, conspicuous, odd

Centrepoint

53.8411, -6.37037latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1200c
terra de la Corre
Chart. Mary's Leathanach: I 42
1261
Grangia de Lacorre
Chart. Mary's Leathanach: I.329
1301
of the Corre
Plea Roll 1301 (Lú) Leathanach: 54:214
1431
Cor in Drumcarr
Reg. Swayne Leathanach: 137
1619
Correstoune, Correston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 11
1635
Coreston
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 26 Car.1
1655
?Corstowne
DS
1658
Corstowne
Inq. LP Leathanach: 23
1660c
?Corstowne
BSD Leathanach: 211
1664
Cordestowne
HMR (Lú) Leathanach: 6: 185
1777
Corstown
T&S
1836
Corstown
AL
1836
baile na gcorr
OK:AL
1836
baile na gcorr
OC:AL
1836
town of the cranes
the town of --- Tá bríonna éagsúla le corr
OD:AL

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