BROWSE
townland
Corr Ghaithleann
genitive: Chorr Ghaithleann
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Corgallion
(English)

Glossary

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

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    round hill of (the) spear, warrior
    Féach A Dictionary of the Irish Language (www.dil.ie) s.v. gaithle

  • English

    round hill of (the) spear, warrior
    See A Dictionary of the Irish Language (www.dil.ie) s.v. gaithle

Centrepoint

53.99, -7.87573latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman Cor-ghailleán = Hill of the standing stone. Gailleán seems to be a diminutive of gall, and a term applied to standing stones, because these stones were first erected in Ireland by the Gauls. (Compare Joyce, Place-Names, Vol. I, p.342)."
Nóta
"Derrynagallion (p Chill Rónain, bar . Mhainistir naBúille, RC) eolas ó L. Ó hAisibéil"
Nóta
n/a
"Derrynegallenge Inq iii:191 1616 Derringallin BSD 316:7 c.1660 Derringallen ASE 232 26/11/1673"
Nóta
n/a
Doire na gcailionn AL:OD
Nóta
Cf. Ballynegallen Inq. I 278 (barúntacht Mhainistir na Búille, RC).
Nóta
c1660
Corgullon
BSD Leathanach: 31
1810
Carraghalon, Curragollion
CGn. Leathanach: 617.331.424802
1834
Corgallon
TAB Leathanach: 18, Nóta: (61:16/16) recap.
1836
Corgollian
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Corgallian
BS:AL
1836
Corgollian
Norris, B.:AL
1836
Curgallin
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Cor ghaillean
pl:AL
1836
Cor gailleann,
hill of the standing stones' ; "Cor guillinn?" [scriosta]
OD:AL
1836
Corgallion
OD:AL
2007
ˌkorˈgalən
2010
ˌkornəˈgaljen

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