An Chamchuairt/Camcor River

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An Chamchuairt

genitive: na Camchuairte

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(Irish)

Camcor River

(English)

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county

Uíbh Fhailí/Offaly

barony

Baile an Bhriotaigh/Ballybritt

civil parish

Biorra/Birr

Saighir Chiaráin/Seirkieran

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53.0866, -7.91044latitude, longitude

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1654	the river Chamchorte	CS X Leathanach: 33.35 Civil Survey X. Supplementary vol. (ed. Simington, 1961) Bliain: 1654
1654	the river called Camchorte	CS X Leathanach: 34.35 Civil Survey X. Supplementary vol. (ed. Simington, 1961) Bliain: 1654
1654	the river Chamchor	CS X Leathanach: 35.36 Civil Survey X. Supplementary vol. (ed. Simington, 1961) Bliain: 1654
1655-7	Chamchord, the River	DS Down Survey (Barony Maps - Hiberniae Regnum, 1654, cóipeanna a rinne an tSuirbhéireacht Ordanáis ó na bunchóipeanna i bPáras, 1908) Bliain foilsithe: 1655-7
1818	Camcord (river known by the name of-)	CGn. Imleabhar: 733.567.500302 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1837	Comcor, a branch of the Lesser Brosnagh	Top. Dict. Leathanach: 456 S. Lewis. A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland I-II (1837)
1838	Camcor or Birr River	AL Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook. Le fáil sa Chartlann Náisiúnta / Available in the National Archives Bliain: 1830-42, Nóta: Féach réamhrá Logainmneacha na hÉireann I: Contae Luimnigh lch. xvi mar a dtugtar eolas faoin bhfoinse seo.
1838	Camcor or Birr River	DL Dréachtléarscáil na Suirbhéireachta Ordanais ('Fair Plan') Bliain foilsithe: 1830-40
1838	Avon Cor The ancient Irish name of this River is Avon Cor (Abhainn Chara)- the River of the weirs- for Keating, in giving the boundary of ancient Meath, states that it extended from Geashill to Drumcullen, from Drumcullen to Birr, and that the Abhainn Chara formed it, thence to the Shannon.	LSO Leathanach: 68.2? Litreacha na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/Ordnance Survey Letters
1838	Abhainn Chara or River of Birr "[The extent of the Diocese of Meath] runs southwards to the Abhainn Chara or River of Birr and so as to include the entire of the Parish of Drumcullen, which was on the boundary of ancient Meath and Munster."	LSO (UF) Leathanach: i 236 Litreacha na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis, Uíbh Fhailí
1843	Chamcor River, or Birr	Mem. SO (UF) Leathanach: 154-6 de chuid na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis (Uíbh Fhailí)
1843	Camcor	Mem. SO (UF) Leathanach: 158 de chuid na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis (Uíbh Fhailí)

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