BROWSE
townland
An Chorr Gharbh
genitive: na Coirre Gairbhe
(Irish)
Corgarriff
(English)

Glossary

English round hill, pointed hill, hollow; pointed, conspicuous, odd
English rough, rough one

Centrepoint

53.8863, -8.72704latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1661
Cuilliagh als Quellagh 4 Qrs. (vizt) ... Clorregarrow 1 qr. [sic]....
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 82
1685
Carrowgarow
Hib. Del.
1710c
Carrowgarrow 1 qr
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 170a
1800
Carrygurrow... Cargariff
CGn. Imleabhar: 528.493.347509
1805c
Curgarriff
Dillon Leaseholders
1825
Curgarriff
TAB Leathanach: 68
1830
Corgorrive
Bald
1838
Cor gharb
pl:AL Leathanach: ME115,13
1838
Corgarriff
OC:AL Leathanach: ME115,13
1838
[Corgarriff]
"Corgarriff Station stands about the centre of townland, 325 feet above the sea at low water" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME115,13
1838
Corgorrive
Bald:AL Leathanach: ME115,13
1838
Curgarif
Knox, J.:AL Leathanach: ME115,13
1838
Curgarriff
"The Authority for the Names with this mark [.] prefixed is The Revd I. Seymour, Vicar, Saxony - near Ballahaderine" [dúch, cúl an AL];
Seymour, I.:AL Leathanach: ME115,13
1838
Corgarriff
BS:AL Leathanach: ME115,13
1838
Cor gharbh, 'coarse round hill'
"cor also denotes 'a pit'" [dúch];
OD:AL Leathanach: ME115,13

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