BROWSE
townland
An Cheathrú Mhór
genitive: na Ceathrún Móire
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Carrowmore
(English)

Glossary

English quarterland
English great, big

Centrepoint

54.2503, -8.51302latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
1605
Carrowmore
CPR Leathanach: 80b
1614
Carrowmore
CPR Leathanach: 266b
1655–7
Carrowmore
DS
1660c
Carrowmore
BSD Leathanach: 82
1665c
Carrowmore
HMR Leathanach: 21, 24, 57, 84
1685c
Carrowmor
Hib. Del.
1708
Carrowmore
CGn. Leathanach: 1.334.209
1816
Carrowmore ows. Tubernaveen
CGn. Leathanach: 703.286.482021
1819
Carrownamore
Larkin (Sl)
1824
Carramore
TAB
1836
Carrowmore
Bar. Cess Bk.:AL Leathanach: Sl030,5
1836
Carrowmore
Local:AL Leathanach: Sl030,5
1836
Carrowmore
Walker, J.:AL Leathanach: Sl030,5
1836
Carrowmor
Cooper Map:AL Leathanach: Sl030,5
1836
[Carrowmore]
"This townland contains a large carn, a Druids Altar, two Cromleachs and nineteen circles (formed by large stones), a grave yard called 'Caltragh'. Here is the site of the great battle field called 'Moy [Fury], or Field of Towers" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Sl030,5
1836
Ceathramh mór
Glanta:AL Leathanach: Sl030,5
1836
Ceathramh mór, 'great quarter'
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl030,5
1836
Carrowmore
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl030,5
1836
Carrowmore
Part. 1687:AL Leathanach: Sl030,5
1836
Carrownamore
Larkin Map:AL Leathanach: Sl030,5
1836
Carrownamore
BM:AL Leathanach: Sl030,5
1836
Caramore
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl030,5
1836
Caramore
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl030,5
1836
Carrowmore
Bar. Cess Bk.:AL
1836
Carrownamore
BM:AL
1836
Carrowmor
Cooper Map:AL
1836
This townland contains a large carn, a Druids Altar, two Cromleachs and nineteen circles (formed by large stones), a grave yard called ‘Caltragh’. Here is the site of the great battle field called 'Moy [Fury], or Field of Towers
Desc. Rem.:AL
1836
Carrowmore
Walker, J. (Sl):AL
1836
Carrownamore
Larkin (Sl):AL
1836
Carrowmore
Local:AL
1836
Ceathramh mór “great quarter”
OD:AL
1836
Carrowmore
OD:AL
1836
Carrowmore
Part. 1687:AL
1836
Ceathramh mór
pl scriosta:AL
1938
Ceathrú Mór
Elphin PN Leathanach: 18

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