An Loch/The Lough

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Hierarchy

electoral division

An Loch

genitive: an Locha

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(Irish)

The Lough

(English)

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Glossary

loch

English lake; inlet

Hierarchy

county

Corcaigh/Cork

city

Corcaigh/Cork

Centrepoint

51.8884, -8.48598latitude, longitude

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Historical references

	Loch na bhfeannog, 'lake of the ravens'	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
	The Lough of Cork "At a short distance to the South-East of the city is 'Lough-na-famog,' now called the Lough of Cork…"	Windele Mss. Leathanach: 31 Windele Collection - bailiúchán lámhscríbhinní in Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann. Is in éineacht le huimhir lámhscríbhinne de chuid an Acadaimh a úsáidtear an nod seo de ghnáth. Collection of Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy.
1663-4	Ye Lough	S & V Leathanach: 485 Report from the Select Committee on the Survey and Valuation of Ireland (1824) Bliain: 1000
1695-1749	The Lough	Corp. Cork Caulfield, R., Council Book of the Corporation of the City of Cork.
1811	Lough	Bath The County of Cork, surveyed by order of the Grand Jury of the County, by Neville Bath. Nóta: Léarscáil, Bliain: 1811, Pubref: Cork, 1811
1979	An Loch (DED) An Roinn Oideachais	Moladh Moladh tugtha ag an mBrainse Logainmneacha

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