BROWSE
townland
Corr Sceitheach
genitive: Chorr Sceitheach
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Corcaskea
(English)

Glossary

English round hill, pointed hill, hollow; pointed, conspicuous, odd
sceach, sceich
English hawthorn, thorn-bush

Centrepoint

54.2232, -6.84488latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1591
Correskeagh
F Leathanach: 5626
1591
Correskeagh
Mon. Surv. Leathanach: xxvii
1607
Coreskeagh
Mon. Div. Leathanach: 177
1610
Correskeagh
CPR Leathanach: 171
1655
Curkiskeagh
DS
1660c
Curkiskeagh
BSD (Mu) Leathanach: 98
1669
Curkiskeagh
ASE Leathanach: 186
1685
Curkiskea
Hib. Del.
1738
Knockiskeagh
CGn. Leathanach: 91.479.64925
1764
Corskiagh
CGn. Leathanach: 228.83.149450
1793
Corhaskea
Hib. Del.
1831
Corkeskeeagh
TAB
1835
Cork-a-skéagh
pron.:AL
1835
Corkaskeagh
BS:AL
1835
Kerkeskeagh
Lord Clonmel:AL
1835
coirce sgiath, oats of the briars
OD:AL

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