BROWSE
townland
Corra Glasa Thuaidh
genitive: Chorra Glasa Thuaidh
(Irish)
Curraglass North
(English)

Glossary

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

Centrepoint

51.9523, -9.39992latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1655
Coroglassa
DS
1660
Carroglassa
BSD Leathanach: 2
1685
Corroglassa
Hib. Del.
1756
Curuglassa
Smith Hist. Kerry, map
1825
Curriglass
TAB Leathanach: 12/85,7
1841
Curraglass N.
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: Ci077,19
1841
Coroglassa
Vallancey Map:AL Leathanach: Ci077,19
1841
Corra glas, 'green moor'
"I think this should be 'currach'." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci077,19
1841
Corra glas
pl:AL Leathanach: Ci077,19
1841
Curragloss North
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci077,19
1841
Coriglas
Orpen, T.:AL Leathanach: Ci077,19
1841
Corraglossa
BM:AL Leathanach: Ci077,19
1841
Corraglassa
Larkin (Ci):AL Leathanach: Ci077,19
1841
Curraglassy
Townland Map 1815 (O'Sull Leathanach: Ci077,19
1841
Corraglassa
Townland Map 1704 (O'Sull Leathanach: Ci077,19
1955
An Chora Ghlas [Thuaidh]
coradh = weir, is dóigh
An Seabhac:Cártaí Móra Leathanach: Ke/5
1955
ənxorəˈɣlɑs
An Seabhac:Cártaí Móra Leathanach: Ke/5
1970
ˌkorəˈglɑs
Áit. Cainteoir: DSG, Uimhir : T290a1
1972
ˌkorəˈglɑs
Áit. Cainteoir: DG, Uimhir : T327b2
2006
Corra Glasa Thuaidh
Earlier spellings of the placename, such as Coroglassa (1655c), Carroglassa (1660c) indicate that this is a plural form. Therefore the first element seems to be Corra, plural of corr, a noun meaning 'a round hill, a depression' etc.
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