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hill or hills
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Bengooria
(English)
Other names
Diamond Hill
(English)
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Centrepoint
53.5483, -9.9147latitude, longitude
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Archival records
Historical references
| 1838 |
Benghour
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| 1838 |
Binn ghuaire
leasaithe ó "benn" (pl ÓD)
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| 1838 |
Binn Ghuaire, pinna Guarii, 'Guary's peak'
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| 1838 |
Bengooria
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| 1843 |
Ben Gooria
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| 1843 |
Ben Guaria
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| 1843 |
Bin Guara
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| 1843 |
Bén Góo-riă (so pronounced)
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| 1843 |
bínn góorĭa
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| 1843 |
[Bengooria]
"Ben Gooria is said to signify Gorey or Gorham’s gable, cliff or Hill. This is however the hold name of the hill and by some persons said to derive its name from a Gorey or Gorham family who formerly possessed the grounds; this hill is often called Diamond Hill. M. Fagan, 31st August 1843" Desc. Rem.
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| 1900c |
Bengooria
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| 1990c |
Diamond Hill or Bengooria
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