BROWSE
townland
An Com
genitive: an Choim
(Irish)
Cum
(English)

Glossary

English hollow, coomb

Centrepoint

54.0374, -9.32319latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1617
Coome, qr of
CPR Leathanach: 330
1617
Coome
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.161
1635
Camine, the qr of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §244, 244V
1635
Kam’e ½ qr
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 265
1635
Kinne, half qr of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 241
1657
Coome als Kaine als Kume
Arran Deeds Leathanach: 3 §6
1657c
Cumig
DS Leathanach: 217
1657c
Cuming
DS (Terr.) Leathanach: 208
1659
Cume als Come
Arran Deeds Leathanach: 4 §7a
1661
Conne als Kame als Kume 1 Qr.
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 198
1678
Coore [sic]
ASE Leathanach: 259
1685
Cum
Hib. Del.
1730
Comb als Cooning
CGn. Imleabhar: 67.104.45461
1757
Combe als Cooning ½ qr
CGn. Imleabhar: 185.486.123967
1772
Combe orw. Cooning
CGn. Imleabhar: 290.374.192639
1775
Coome
CGn. Imleabhar: 306.646.205095
1830
Cum
Bald
1830c
Cumm
TAB Leathanach: 16
1838
Cum
BS:AL Leathanach: ME007,51
1838
Cum
Bald:AL Leathanach: ME007,51
1838
Cumm
St George, Rev. R.:AL Leathanach: ME007,51
1838
Cumm
Cawly, Rev. W.:AL Leathanach: ME007,51
1838
Came
S&V:AL Leathanach: ME007,51
1838
Cluning
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: ME007,51
1838
Cumin
DS Map:AL Leathanach: ME007,51
1838
Cum, 'a hollow'
"(signifying waist)" [dúch]; "many little vallies so called: see Keem in Achill" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: ME007,51
1838
Cum
"waist" [dúch];
pl:AL Leathanach: ME007,51
1838
Cum
OC:AL Leathanach: ME007,51

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