BROWSE
Tobar an Choire
genitive: Thobar an Choire
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Tobercurry
(English)

Other names

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

Glossary

English well

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

54.0545, -8.71697latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

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Nóta
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Nóta
1633–6
Toberecorra
Rentals: Wood-Martin II Leathanach: 182
1655–7
Tobbercorry
DS
1685c
Tobercorry
Hib. Del.
1802
Tobercurry
Stat. Surv. (Sl) Leathanach: 26
1819
Tubbercurry
Larkin (Sl)
1827
Tobercory
TAB
1836
Tubbercurry
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl002,151
1836
Tubbercurry
CM:AL
1836
The property of Daniel Jones Esqr, P. Nolan Esqr & Mrs ODonnell ... The town or village of T.Curry built partly in 1756, a Church built 1833, & a Roman Catholick chapel built 1822, stands in this townland.
Desc. Rem.:AL
1836
Has its name from a well which tradition says was formerly placed convenient to and was supplied by its waters, being used by Druids, hence it is called Tobar a Choire, i.e., Fons Lebetis.
LSO Leathanach: 389
1836
Tubbercurry
Moystyn, Revd. G.T.:AL
1836
Tobar a choire “well of the cauldron”
OD:AL
1836
Tobercurry
OD:AL
1836
Tubercory
Old Map 1802:AL
1836
Tob[.]r C[.]rr[..]g
pl scriosta:AL
1836
It received this name from a well, which is in Tobbercurry village, itself having derived its name from a boiler, coire, which being fixed near the well was supplied by its waters...It is said Druids made [...] [purpose] [pl. ‘denomination’ (dúch) os cionn ‘name’ san abairt seo]
pl:AL
1836
Tobar a choire
pl:AL
1836
Tubbercurry
Pres. Bk.:AL
1836
Tubbercurry
Rev. McHugh:AL

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