BROWSE
townland
Corr na Laíon
genitive: Chorr na Laíon
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cornaleen
(English)

Other names

Cornalean
local name (What is this?)
(English)

Glossary

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

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the round hill (drumlin) of the —
    Ní cinnte bunús laíon anseo.

    D'fhéadfadh sé gur laíán (< laoghán), foirm dhíspeagtha de lao (< laogh) “calf”, atá ann ó cheart (féach www.dil.ie s.v. lóegán (< lóeg)) — ba bheag an difríocht idir laíán agus laíon sa chanúint fhíordhéanach ach bheifí ag súil le rian den -án san fhianaise luath más ea. Díol mór spéise mar sin an guta deiridh a chuirtear in iúl sa Commonwealth Survey (c. 1652), foinse a bhíonn dílis don Ghaeilge de ghnáth: ‘Cornelyena’; leg. ‘-lyane’, b’fhéidir. Ní bheadh ginideach iolra an fhocail laíon “pith” (FGB s.v.; eDIL s.v. láegan) róshásúil ó thaobh brí de.

    Féach an míniú ag Gaeilgeoirí na háite le linn na Suirbhéireachta (‘na laoigheann ... caves’ [.i. ‘calves’] (1836)) agus cf. leis ‘It is also said that phantom calves used to be seen on the hillside’, blúire béaloidis a bhailigh An Scoláire Bocht ó mhuintir na háite i 1922 le haghaidh a cholúin san Anglo-Celt. Tá cuma na bréagshanasaíochta air seo agus ní heol dúinn aon sampla eile den fhoirm dhéanach den ghin. iol. *...na Laonna “of the calves” i logainm mar seo a théann siar go dtí an 16ú haois ar a laghad. (AMGC)

  • English

    the round hill (drumlin) of the —

Centrepoint

53.9812, -6.86967latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1609
Cornelean
MEC
1612
Cornelyan
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1622
Cornelyon
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1627
Cornelyon
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1629
Cornelyan is known by the name of <br/>Corneleon
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 16 Car. I
1629
Cornelean
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 16 Car. I
1630
Cornelyon
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 38 Car. I
1638
Cornelian al' <br/>Corneleone
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 17 Car. II
1652
Cornelyena
Comm. Surv.
1657
Cornelion
LN Leathanach: D 6956
1685
Cornelyon
LN Leathanach: D 6957
1709
Cornaleen
4½ Carvaghs
Carvaghs Leathanach: 48
1730
Corneleean
CGn. Leathanach: 65.259.45400
1731
Corneleean
CGn. Leathanach: 67.356.46405
1743
Cornelion
CGn. Leathanach: 113.498.79036
1752
Cornelion als <br/>Corneleen
LN Leathanach: D 6958
1825
Cornaleen
TAB
1836
Cornelean
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca056,7
1836
Cor na laoigh-, 'round hill of the calves'
"laogh" [dúch]; "('laoigheann' by some)" [dúch];
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca056,7
1836
cor na laoigheann
"caves" [pl]
pl:AL Leathanach: Ca056,7
1836
Cornaleen
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca056,7
1836
Cornaleen
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca056,7
1836
[Cornaleen]
"There is a trig. station about the centre of townland 577 feet above low water." [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ca056,7
1836
Cornaleene
CM:AL Leathanach: Ca056,7
1836
Cornaleen
BM:AL Leathanach: Ca056,7
1836
Cornaleen
Old Doc. 1790:AL (Ca) Leathanach: Ca056,7
1836
Cornelyan
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca056,7
1836
Corneleon
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca056,7
1836
Cornaleean
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