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An Chorr Bhuí
genitive: na Coirre Buí
(Irish)
Corboy
(English)
Glossary
English yellow
English round hill, pointed hill, hollow; pointed, conspicuous, odd
Centrepoint
53.7163, -7.68779latitude, longitude
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Historical references
1587 |
Cartron Correboy (Wm. O Ferrall Bane)
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F Leathanach: 5107
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1587 |
Correboy (William O Farrell Bane)
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F Leathanach: 5062
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1591 |
Corrobehie? (Grant to Edmund Barrette..of the lands of Gerald m’Rosse O Ferrall of Lissomine)
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F Leathanach: 5545
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1602 |
Corboye (Cochonaght M’Evaird)
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F Leathanach: 6699
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1604 |
Corboy
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 Jac.1
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1620 |
Correboy
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CPR Leathanach: 468a
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1621 |
Corroboymore, Correboybegg
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CPR Leathanach: 533b
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1629 |
Corboy
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1654-56 |
Corroboye
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CS X Leathanach: 47
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1654-56 |
Correboy
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CS X Leathanach: 49
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1655 |
Coreboy
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1659 |
Corboyes
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Cen. Leathanach: 457
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1660c |
Coreboy
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BSD (Lo) Leathanach: 175
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1667 |
Corboy
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ASE Leathanach: 145
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1813 |
Curboy
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1835 |
Curboy
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1835 |
Curboy
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1835 |
Corr Baoieth, “The Yellow Crane” [iontráil scriosta]
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1835 |
Corboy
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1835 |
Cor buidhe, “the yellow Cor or round hill”
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1835 |
...it is generally known as upper and lower Curboy
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1908 |
Cor Buidhe
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MacGivney Leathanach: 89
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2001 |
An Chorr Bhuí
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2007 |
korˈboi
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