BROWSE
townland
Corr na gCaorach
genitive: Chorr na gCaorach
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cornageeragh
(English)

Glossary

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

Centrepoint

54.0782, -7.8156latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Cor-na-gcaorach = Round hill of the sheep. "
Nóta
1622
?Cornenargie
CPR Leathanach: 560b
1659
?Cornekerrew
Cen. Leathanach: 562
1660c
Cornagireagh
BSD Leathanach: 7
[1715
*Correnargy
CGn. Leathanach: 23.480.14128]
[1728
Cornenargy
CGn. Leathanach: 57.515.39518
1817
Cornageeragh
Larkin (Li)
1836
Curnageeragh
BS:AL
1836
Curnageeragh
Stacke, Capt.:AL
1836
Cornageeragh
Larkin (Li)
1836
Corneguragh
HCSR:AL 
1836
Cornagireagh
DS Ref.:AL
1836
Cornagireah
DS Map:AL
1836
Cor na gcaorach
'round hill of the sheep'
OD:AL
1836
Cornageeragh
OD:AL

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