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Other names
Hierarchy
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barony
municipal district
civil parish
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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the (bishop’s) court
Díol spéise is ea gur luaigh Seán Ó Donnabháin leagan Gaeilge den fhoirm ghearr (‘a chúirt’– An Chúirt) agus den fhoirm fhada, (‘cúirt an easpaig’ – Cúirt an Easpaig) den ainm san ainmleabhar in 1835. (JÓG, 07 Eanáir 2026)
- English
the (bishop’s) court
It is noteworthy that John O’Donovan mentioned Irish versions of both the short, (‘a chúirt’– An Chúirt) and the long form (‘cúirt an easpaig’ – Cúirt an Easpaig) of the name in the parish namebooks in 1835. (JÓG, 07 January 2026)
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Historical references
| 1609 |
busshop’s court
the said parishe are two quarters of land, the one called busshop’s court, uppon which the busshop ought to dwell himself, and thother called Portelemagh which hath 'auncientlie bene inhabited by the sept of Owen sallagh O’Donill
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| 1654 |
Courte
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CS III Leathanach: 96
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| 1654 |
Bishopps Court and Portlena
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CS III Leathanach: 122
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| 1659 |
Court qr
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Cen. Leathanach: 59
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| 1665 |
Court
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| 1835 |
Court
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| 1835 |
'Church Land of which the greater part is bog . . .'
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| 1835 |
Court
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| 1835 |
Busshop's court uppon which the busshop ought to dwell himself
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| 1835 |
A chúirt .i. cúirt an easpaig 'The bishop's court'.
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| 1970 |
coˑrt
'sin a bhfuil ainm air'
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