BROWSE
townland
Corr Chlár
genitive: Chorr Chlár
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Corclare
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    round hill (drumlin) of (the) planks?

    An séimhiú ar thús an dara heilimint chl- le sonrú go soiléir ar fhoirm an Commonwealth Survey (1652), agus é ag teacht leis an bhfoirm Ghaeilge áitiúil ‘cor chlárpl:AL. An ginideach iolra a thugtar le fios ansiúd agus an -r deiridh leathan (murab ionann is bf Corr Chláir (Mu)). Mar le brí de, is anseo atá Droichead Shearcóige ag dul trasna Abhainn na hEoghancha inniu.
    (AMGC)

  • English

    round hill (drumlin) of (the) planks?

Centrepoint

54.0002, -6.9012latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1609
Corclare
MEC
1612
Colclare
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1622
Corclare
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1629
Colclare is...called <br/>Corclare
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1638
Colclare al' <br/>Corclare
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 17 Car. II
1652
Corchlare
Comm. Surv.
1657
Corclare
LN Leathanach: D 6956
1685
Corclare
LN Leathanach: D 6957
1709
Corclare
4 Carvaghs
Carvaghs
1730
Corclare
CGn. Leathanach: 65.259.45400
1743
Corclare
CGn. Leathanach: 113.498.79036
1752
Corclare
LN Leathanach: D 6958
1761
Corkla
sic
Freeholders (Ca) Leathanach: 28
1790
Corclaar
McCrea Map Nóta: (Farney)
1825
Corkclaw
TAB
1836
cor chla//r
pl:AL Leathanach: Ca056,6
1836
Corclare
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca056,6
1836
[Corclare]
"There is a portion of Lough Sillean belongs to this townland" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ca056,6
1836
Corclare
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca056,6
1836
Curclair
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca056,6
1836
Colclare alias Corclare
Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: Ca056,6
1836
Cor clár, 'hill of the boards'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca056,6
1836
Corclaur
CM:AL Leathanach: Ca056,6
1836
Corclaur
BM:AL Leathanach: Ca056,6
1836
Corclare
Old Doc. 1790:AL (Ca) Leathanach: Ca056,6
1836
Corclare
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca056,6
1836
Corclaur
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca056,6

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