Corr Chreagáin/Corcreggan

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Corr Chreagáin

genitive: Chorr Chreagáin

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(Irish)

Corcreggan

(English)

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Glossary

corr

English round hill, pointed hill, hollow; pointed, conspicuous, odd

creagán, screagán

English rocky place

Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Cill Mhic Réanáin/Kilmacrenan

municipal district

Na Gleannta/Glenties

civil parish

Cluain Dá Chorcach/Clondahorky

electoral division

Dún Fionnachaidh/Dunfanaghy

Centrepoint

55.1656, -7.99438latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1621	Corcoeganagh al' Carrownecorran	Inq. Leathanach: 12 Ionchoisní ar chearta sheilbhe talaimh nó ar chiontacht (16ú-18ú haois) -- leabhair agus LSS. Foilsíodh mar leabhair ionchoisní Chúige Laighean (1826) (=Inq. Lag.) agus Chúige Uladh (1829) (=Inq. Ult.) (Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hibe Teideal iomlán: Ionchoisní ar chearta sheilbhe talaimh nó ar chiontacht (16ú-18ú haois) atá iontu -- leabhair agus LSS. Foilsíodh mar leabhair ionchoisní Chúige Laighean (1826) (=Inq. Lag.) agus Chúige Uladh (1829) (=Inq. Ult.) (Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum Repertorium I. II). Ní mhaireann na bunscríbhinní as a ndearnadh na cóipeanna seo.
1654	Corgreganagh	CS III Leathanach: 112, 136 Civil Survey III. Counties of Donegal, Londonderry and Tyrone. (ed. Simington, 1937) Bliain: 1654
1665	Corcregenagh	HMR Hearth Money Roll
1730	Corcregan that part of Corcregan joining to the mill	CGn. 70.201.48034 Wray to Dinsmoore Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1801	Corcregan	McCrea DG William Mc Crea, A Map of County Donegal, 1801 Nóta: Cóip san Oifig Logainmneacha, Bliain foilsithe: 1801
1834	Corcregan	TAB Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1835	Cor Creagan 'round hill of the rocks'	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
1835	Cor creagan 'rocky corner'	Ogilby, A.:AL (DG) Ogilby, Alex, faisnéiseoir in AL, Cluain Dá Chorcach, Cill Mhic Réanáin, Co. Dhún na nGall/informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Clondahorky, Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal.
1835	Corcregan	Rec. Name:AL Received Name in Ainmleabhar na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis (AL) Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1835	Corcreggan	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 Stewart, Wm.:AL (DG) Stewart, Wm., faisnéiseoir in AL, Cluain Dá Chorcach, Cill Mhic Réanáin, Co. Dhún na nGall / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Clondahorky, Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal. Haslett, Capt.:AL (DG) Haslett, Capt. (Agent to Mr Irvine), faisnéiseoir in AL, Cluain Dá Chorcach, Cill Mhic Réanáin, Co. Dhún na nGall / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Clondahorky, Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal.
1937/38	Corr Creagain corr- cnoc cruinn; creagan-carraigech: "An cnoc cruinn carraigeach"	Ainm. Áit. CDH Míniú ar Ainmneacha Áiteach sa Pharóiste (Cluain Dá Chorcach) Bailiúchán na Scol: 1077, Leathanach 283 Mír san imleabhar do Dhún Fionnachaidh i mBailiúchán na Scol ina dtugtar leaganacha Gaeilge agus iarrachtaí ar mhíniúcháin ar logainmneacha i bparóiste Chluain Dá Chorcach. Is cosúil gurb é an múinteoir, Éamonn Ó Canainn, a rinne an liosta. Ní léir cén cúlra a bhí aige siúd. Níl an sloinne Ó Canainn róchoitianta sa cheantar.

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