BROWSE
townland
Currach na Leathsheisrí
genitive: Churrach na Leathsheisrí
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Currymount
(English)

Glossary

English marsh
leath, leith
English half, side

Centrepoint

52.2395, -8.73708latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1625
Curraghleahessery
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: VII 238
1629
Curraghnelaheshery
Lodge Peerage Leathanach: II 251
1637
Curraghnelehessery
Egm. Mss. Leathanach: I.I.95
1637
Curraghnelehessery; Curraghnelehesserrie
Lodge MSS Leathanach: V 471
1660c.
Curraghleigh Farragh
BSD Leathanach: 129
1666
Curraghleihisseragh
ASE Leathanach: 93-b
1702
Curranlaheshery
Percival Map
1712
Curroghnahessery
Percival Pap. Leathanach: 46979.121
1771
Curraghnalahesry
28/10/1771
CEP Leathanach: XVI 86.2.3
1783
Currymount orse Curraghnalahesery
CGn. Imleabhar: 345.594.235308
1801
Currymount
Hist. Top. Notes Leathanach: II 294
1811
Currymount
Bath
1833
Currymount
TAB Leathanach: 3
1837
Currymount
Top. Dict. Leathanach: 1 223
1839
Currymount
Barry, Thos.:AL
1839
Currymount
Blake, J.:AL
1839
Currymount
BS:AL
1839
Currymount
Buckley, Rev. C.:AL
1839
Currymount
Linehan, M:AL
1839
Currymount
O Sullivan, J.:AL
1839
Currymount
Rector’s List:AL
1840
It is all arable
Desc. Rem.:AL
1923
Currymount (Curraghmount Park)
Hist. Top. Notes Leathanach: II 294
1923
The old Irish name of Currymount was Curragh na glossary, "the place where hides were tanned." According to tradition, large woods of oak trees flourished here formerly. The bark was used for tanning.
Joyce Leathanach: II 294
2002
'koriˑmount
Áit. Leathanach: F65, 66

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