BROWSE
townland
Cartha
genitive: Chartha
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cartown
(English)

Explanatory note

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53.9664, -8.07674latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
Lm
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Cartha, nó Carrthadh = a pillar stone. This was the old Irish name of this townland. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory Rath. In a low-lying position beside a stream (67). "
Nóta
n/a
"‘Corhawnagh … Carha’ CPR 515a ‘Corhownagh Carrha’ BSD 55; bf Corhawnagh taobh le Cartown "
Nóta
1590
Caryn
F Leathanach: 5442
<s>1611<s>
<s>?Carren (Correen)<s>
CPR Leathanach: 189b
<s>1611<s>
<s>?Carren<s>
CPR Leathanach: 435a
?1621
Carha
CPR Leathanach: 515a
?1660c
Carrha
BSD Leathanach: 55
1759
Carrtown
CGn. Leathanach: 200.192.132696
1768
Cartown
(Cunningham)
Uachtanna, Féach Breifne 1965 Leathanach: 513
1770
Cartown
(Cunningham)
Uachtanna, Féach Breifne 1965 Leathanach: 516
1835
Cartown
TAB (60:16/10) innéacs Leathanach: 49, 51, 177
[1835
?Corbolloge or Carricktown
Féach Townparks
TAB (60:16/10) innéacs Leathanach: 159, 161, 163, 165, Nóta: TAB (60:16/10) innéacs
1836
Cartown
BS:AL
1836
Cartown
CM:AL
1836
Baile-an-Carr
'or Carr's town'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Caretown
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Cartha
pl:AL
1836
Cartha,
'a large stone'
OD:AL
1836
Cartown
OD:AL
2010
ˈkaːrtəun

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