BROWSE
townland
Croithligh
genitive: Chroithlí
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Croley
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    shaking place

    Díol spéise fuaimniú an logainm seo ag Gaeilgeoirí na háite sa bhliain 1836 .i. 'cruaile' (1836), a chur i gcomparáid leis an litriú 'cruanneacht' < cruithneacht ag Aodh Mac Domhnaill, arbh as tuaisceart na Mí dó, in Fealsúnacht Aodha Mhic Dhomhnaill (1853).
    (AMGC)

  • English

    shaking place
    It is interesting to compare the local Irish pronunciation of this placename in 1836, .i. 'cruaile', with the spelling 'cruanneacht' < cruithneacht (“wheat”), used by the North Meath scribe Aodh Mac Domhnaill (Hugh McDonnell) in Fealsúnacht Aodha Mhic Dhomhnaill (1853)

Centrepoint

53.9872, -6.88249latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1609
Corley
MEC
1610
Croly
CPR Leathanach: 173b
1612
Corley
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1622
Croyle
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1629
Corley is called <br/>Crooly
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1638
Corley al' <br/>Crooley
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 17 Car. II
1657
Crowley
LN Leathanach: D 6956
1685
Crowley
LN Leathanach: D 6957
1709
Croly
4 Carvaghs
Carvaghs Leathanach: 48
1730
Croley
CGn. Leathanach: 65.259.45400
1731
Croley
CGn. Leathanach: 66.302.46403
1731
Croly
CGn. Leathanach: 67.356.46405
1743
Crowley
CGn. Leathanach: 113.498.79036
1752
Crowley
LN Leathanach: D 6958
1790
Corclea
McCrea Map Nóta: (Farney)
1825
Croley
TAB
1836
Croley
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca056,12
1836
Croel
CM:AL Leathanach: Ca056,12
1836
Croely
BM:AL Leathanach: Ca056,12
1836
Cruaile
Líne dhúbailte fé bhun an -l- agus "liquid" scríofa os a chionn.
pl:AL Leathanach: Ca056,12
1836
Croley
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca056,12
1836
[Croley]
"There is an ancient fort in the W. side of townland called Lisnageear Fort." [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ca056,12
1836
Croleghy
**ní hionann**
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca056,12
1836
Cru//aile, 'hard land'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca056,12
1836
Croly
Old Doc. 1790:AL (Ca) Leathanach: Ca056,12
1836
Croyle
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca056,12
1836
Corley
"Corley is called Crooly" [Inq. C. I];
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca056,12
1836
Crowlia
Reilig Leathanach: Teampall Phádraig
1838
Crowlea
Taifead Pósta Leathanach: (par. Chill Anna)

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