BROWSE
townland
An Currach
genitive: an Churraigh
(Irish)
Curragh
(English)

Glossary

English marsh

Centrepoint

54.0194, -9.11996latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1630
Corrathe
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 156
1661
Curragh
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 179
1723
Curragh
Kenny-Joyce
CGn. Leathanach: 37.448.23431
1724
Curragh
CGn. Imleabhar: 45.30.27555
1727
Curragh
CGn. Imleabhar: 52.437.35182
1729
Curragh
CGn. Imleabhar: 61.482.42129
1741
Curragh 1 qr
CGn. Imleabhar: 103.445.72007
1742
Curragh
Palmer Est. Leathanach: 1174/1/6vi, 11vii
1745
Curragh
CGn. Imleabhar: 103.445.72007
1824
Currough
TAB Leathanach: 18
1838
Currach, 'a moor'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME029,29
1838
Curragh
OD:AL Leathanach: ME029,29
1838
[Curragh]
"Soil good heavy clay & some moory. The Moy River forms the eastern boundary. There is about 4 acres of wood in this townland." [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME029,29
1838
Curragh
BS:AL Leathanach: ME029,29
1838
Currough
Bald Bar. Map:AL Leathanach: ME029,29
1838
Curragh
TAB Leathanach: ME029,29
1838
Curragh
Cunnis, Rev. T.:AL Leathanach: ME029,29
1838
Curragh
Gildea, Rev. P.:AL Leathanach: ME029,29
1838
Corrathe
Strafford:AL Leathanach: ME029,29

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