BROWSE
townland
Cora Ghearta
genitive: Chora Ghearta
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Corragarta
(English)

Glossary

cora, coraidh, corann
English weir, stone-fence, ford

Centrepoint

54.1003, -6.71122latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1708
Carrickgartagh
CGn. Leathanach: 22.66.11407
1739
Carrickgerta
CGn. Leathanach: 97.244.68167
1744
Caragartha (bog)
Par. Clogh. Leathanach: 1.449
1764
Carrickerta
CGn. Leathanach: 228.82.149450
1793
Corrygartagh
McCrea Map
1796
Carrickgartha
CGn. Leathanach: 503.298.323763
1835
All agree that it is corra, a weir, and not carraig, a rock.
OD:AL
1835
Caragartha
Lord Blayney:AL
1835
Coragarta, Corygarta
TAB
1835
Corraghgartagh
BS:AL
1835
corra garta, poor weir, (local, but uncertain)
OD:AL

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