BROWSE
civil parishtownland
Carnach
genitive: Charnaí
(Irish)
Carnagh
(English)

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

52.3481, -6.85992latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1231-4
Carneuath
Hore Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 4
1231-4
Carneuth (rivulumde)
Chart. Mary's Imleabhar: 2, Leathanach: 154
1307
Camewath
CJR Imleabhar: II , Leathanach: 349
1549
Carnagh
(Rory fitz John Syen)
Hore Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 244
1549
Cornaght
F Alt: 373
1621
Carnagh
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 32 J I
1629
Carnagh
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 31 CI
1629
Kearnagh
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 31 CI
1634
Carnagh
Hore Imleabhar: V, Leathanach: 424
1654
Carnagh
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 208, 213
1654
Carnaghland
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 205
1655
Carnach 'full of carns, heaps'
OD:AL
1655
The Parish of Carnagh
DS
1659
Carnagh
Cen. Leathanach: 548
1678
Carnagh
Hore Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 353
1724
Carnagh
(Jones)
CGn. Imleabhar: 42, Leathanach: 293, Uimhir: 26413
1840
Carnagh
Book of Lands:AL
1840
The name of this parish is not of ecclesiastical origin but borrowed like many others from the name of the townland in which the original church was placed , and this derived it's name from a sepulchral carn which the progress of cultivation has removed.
LSO (LG) Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 352

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