BROWSE
townland
An Chorr Liath
genitive: na Coirre Léithe
(Irish)
Corlea
(English)

Glossary

English round hill, pointed hill, hollow; pointed, conspicuous, odd
liath, léith
English grey, grey place, grey horse

Centrepoint

53.9599, -7.94876latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
Cf: Ca, Cl, DG, Lo, Mu, TE
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Cor-liath = Grey round hill. "
Nóta
1621
Corleah
CPR Leathanach: 530b
1655
Corliagh
DS
1667
?Carrowleagh
ASE Leathanach: 88:28
1685
Carliagh
Hib. Del.
1728
Corroghlea
CGn. Leathanach: 57.515.39518
1834
Corlea
TAB Leathanach: (61:16/16) recap., 22
1836
Corlea
BS:AL
1836
Curlia
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Cor liath
'grey cor, round hill or fort'
OD:AL
1836
Corlea
OD:AL

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