BROWSE
townland
An Coiscéim Dubh
genitive: an Choiscéim Dhuibh
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Coskemduff
(English)

Glossary

dubh, dú-, duí-
English black

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

54.0308, -6.99479latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1609
kesskeane
MEC Leathanach: 4.21
1612
Kesskeame
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1617
Kesskeame
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1622
Kesskeane
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1629
Kesskeame is called Keskeam
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1631
Keskean
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 38 Car. I
1638
Keskeane al’ Keskenny
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 17 Car. II
1657
Kiskem
LN Leathanach: D 6956
1685
Kiskin
LN Leathanach: D 6957
1709
Caskemduff
2½ Carvaghs
Carvaghs Leathanach: 52
1730
Caskemdoogh
CGn. Leathanach: 65.259.45400
1743
Keiskine
CGn. Leathanach: 113.498.79036
1752
Kiskomduff
LN Leathanach: D 6958
1836
Caispean dubh
pl:AL Leathanach: Ca017,14
1836
Caispean dubh, 'black step'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca017,14
1836
Caskemduff
List 1790 (Act of Parl.):AL Leathanach: Ca017,14
1836
Caspin
Church Clerk:AL Leathanach: Ca017,14
1836
Caspindoo
Duffy:AL Leathanach: Ca017,14
1836
Cas-pin-doo
"Prond Cas-pin-doo" [dúch];
pron.:AL Leathanach: Ca017,14
1836
Caspinduff
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca017,14
1836
Cespanduff
Brown, Dr:AL Leathanach: Ca017,14
1836
Coskemduff
"Ma[.]e Blacksteps elsewhere" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca017,14
1836
Kespanduff
TCB:AL Leathanach: Ca017,14
1836
Kespenduff
GJ Assess. 1824:AL Leathanach: Ca017,14

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