BROWSE
townland
An Charcair
genitive: na Carcrach
(Irish)
Carker
(English)

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52.1593, -9.38766latitude, longitude
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An Seabhac: An Carcair -- abha bheag dár ainm ‘Dogue’ sa trn. thiar.
Nóta
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Cárta: An Charcair 2000 DED
Nóta
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FGB carcair – large stump, large rock. carcair chloiche – protruding rock carcair d’ard – steep height
Nóta
1619
Kacker
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: 159
1623
Carker
CPR Leathanach: 567b
1627
Carker
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: 304
1635
Carker
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: 214
1655
Carker, course mountain pasture
DS
1685
Corkar
Hib. Del.
1703
Middle Carkir
Forf. Est. Leathanach: 362:53
1703
West Corker
Forf. Est. Leathanach: 362:53
1703
East Corker
Forf. Est. Leathanach: 362:53
1712
Middle, East, West Carkir
CGn. Leathanach: 40.3138, Imleabhar: 9
1716
Middle Carkir, West Carker
CGn. Leathanach: 478.8280, Imleabhar: 15
1826c
Karkers
TAB Leathanach: 9
1841
Carker
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci013,10
1841
Carker
BM:AL Leathanach: Ci013,10
1841
Carker
Larkin (Ci):AL Leathanach: Ci013,10
1841
Carker
Inhabs.:AL Leathanach: Ci013,10
1841
Carkir
Acts of Settlement:AL (Ci) Leathanach: Ci013,10
1841
Carher
Vallancey Map:AL Leathanach: Ci013,10
1841
Carcair, 'a prison'
"Caircir" [scriosta]
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci013,10
1841
Caircir
pl:AL Leathanach: Ci013,10
1841
Carker
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci013,10
1841
[Carker]
"…a Danish fort…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ci013,10
2008
ˈkarkər
Áit. Cainteoir: 2; J. Collins (Bawnaskehy), Uimhir : MDCi3
2008
ˈkʲarkər
Áit. Cainteoir: 3, Uimhir : MDCi3

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