BROWSE
townland
Bóthar na gCorr Thiar
genitive: Bhóthar na gCorr Thiar
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Bohernagore West
(English)

Glossary

English road
English round hill, pointed hill, hollow; pointed, conspicuous, odd

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the road of the projecting points, angles?
    Tá bríonna éagsúla le corr. Bóthar 'An Vee' atá i gceist is cosúil.

  • English

    the road of the projecting points, angles?
    The noun corr has several meanings. The name apparently refers to 'The Vee' road.

Centrepoint

52.2653, -7.95455latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1655
'Mountaine'
DS (s) (TÁ)
DS (s) (TÁ)
1718
Bohernagore
CGn. Leathanach: 21.189.11196
1750
Bohernagore, Boharnagor
CGn. Leathanach: 138.570.96083
1751
Bohernagore
CGn. Leathanach: 145.463.99428
1840
Bohanagore East, West
BS:AL
1840
Bohanagore East, West
J. Chaytor Esq.
1840
Boheenagore
Grand Jury Docket:AL
1840
Bohernagour
Rev. W. Stephenson
1840
na gcorra
pl:AL
1840
Bóthar na g-corra, 'road of the weirs'
AL
1952
Bóthar na gCorra
PN Decies Leathanach: 336
1963-4
boːhərɴəˈgoːr
Dinnseanchas Leathanach: I.34
1985
ˌboːrnəˈgoːr
Áit.
1985
ˌboːhərnəˈgoːr
Áit.

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