BROWSE
townland
Gort an Chairn
genitive: Ghort an Chairn
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Carnhill
(English)

Glossary

English cairn, pile of rocks
gort, gart
English field

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

54.2637, -9.81232latitude, longitude
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Properties

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Archival records

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Historical references

1830
Gortacorna, Carn hill
Bald
1838
Corn hill
BS:AL Leathanach: G034,1,35
1838
Cornhill
BM:AL Leathanach: G034,1,35
1838
Cornhill
TAB Leathanach: G034,1,35
1838
Corn hill
Maj. Bingham : AL Leathanach: G034,1,35
1838
Gort a chairn, 'field of the carn or heap'
OD:AL Leathanach: G034,1,35
1838
Gort a chairn
pl:AL Leathanach: G034,1,35
1838
Carnhill
OD:AL Leathanach: G034,1,35

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