BROWSE
townland
Barr na Cora
genitive: Bharr na Cora
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Barnacor
(English)

Glossary

English top
cora, coraidh, corann
English weir, stone-fence, ford

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the top of the weir
    Is í Garraí na Cora, 'the garden of the weir', bunfhoirm an logainm seo atá le feiscint in iontrálacha 1620–1685. Taobh le bf Droim na Cora, q.v.

  • English

    the top of the weir
    Garraí na Cora, 'the garden of the weir', is the original form of the placename which can be seen in entries 1620–1685. Situated beside bf Droim na Cora/Drumnacor, q.v.

Centrepoint

53.5462, -7.80742latitude, longitude
Irish Grid (with letter)
Computing...
Irish Grid (without letter)
Computing...
Irish Transverse Mercator (ITM)
Computing...

Historical references

1620
Garryynchurry
CPR Leathanach: 538a
1629
Cartron Curry
Cotton Map
1629
G_rriencurry
Cotton Map
1629
Garryncury
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 2 Car. I
1655
Garranchorra
DS
1659
Garrincorra
Cen. Leathanach: 451
1660c
Garranchorra
BSD Leathanach: 126
1685
Garancora
Hib. Del.
1813
Barnacor
Edgeworth
1814
Barnacor
CGn.
1814
Barnacur
CGn.
1908
Barnacore; Barr na coradh, top of the weir
MacGivney Leathanach: 46
2008
barnəˈkɑr
Áit.

Please note: Some of the documentation from the archives of the Placenames Branch is available here. It indicates the range of research contributions undertaken by the Branch on this placename over the years. It may not constitute a complete record, and evidence may not be sequenced on the basis of validity. It is on this basis that this material is made available to the public.

Archival and research material provided on this site may be used, subject to acknowledgement. Issues regarding republication or other permissions or copyright should be addressed to logainm@dcu.ie.

Open data

Application programming interface (API)

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
API key required to access data
More about the Logainm API

Linked Logainm

Formats: RDF | RDF N3 | RDF JSON | RDF XML

Operated by Digital Repository of Ireland
More about Linked Logainm