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barony

civil parish

electoral division

townland

townland
An Com
genitive: an Choim
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Coom
(English)

Glossary

English hollow, coomb

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

electoral division

Centrepoint

51.6459, -10.0126latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1796
Coom
CGn. Leathanach: 505.295.326130
1804
Coome
Bantry Papers Leathanach: 3, 3133
1812
Coome
Bantry Papers Leathanach: 3, 2902
1827
Coom
TAB Leathanach: 7
1830
Coombe
Bantry Papers Leathanach: 3, 2913
1841
Coombe
BS:AL Leathanach: Co260,17
1841
Coomb
Downing, J.:AL Leathanach: Co260,17
1841z
Coom
"The 'b' is redundant. Compare with Kerry and Waterford where the name frequently occurs." [Nóta OD]
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: Co260,17
1841y
Com, 'a valley, a mountain dell, or remarkable hollow'
OD:AL Leathanach: Co260,17
1841
Coome
O'Sullivan, E.:AL Leathanach: Co260,17
1841
Coombe
O'Sullivan, J.:AL Leathanach: Co260,17
1841x
Comm
pl:AL Leathanach: Co260,17
1841
Cume
TAB Leathanach: Co260,17

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