BROWSE
townland
Camach
genitive: Chamaí
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Commock
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    crooked field
    < cam +* *achadh
    D'fhéadfadh sé, leis, gur camach, 'crooked, winding feature', atá ann

  • English

    crooked field
    < cam +* *achadh
    Or possibly camach, 'crooked, winding feature'

Centrepoint

53.6488, -7.78277latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1617
Camaghmore
CPR Leathanach: 500b
1617
Camaghbegg
CPR Leathanach: 500b
1621
Camaghmore
CPR Leathanach: 491a
1621
Camaghbegg
CPR Leathanach: 491a
1629
Camagh [caisleán léirithe anseo]
Cotton Map
1636
Cammaghmore
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 20 Car.1
1636
Camaghbegg
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 20 Car.1
1655
Cama
DS
c1660
Cama
BSD Leathanach: 142
1813
Comach
Edgeworth
1813
Comach
Edgeworth
1836
Commock
BS:AL Imleabhar: C109, Leathanach: 23
1836
Comach
Edgeworth Map:AL
1836
Commock
Rev. W Armstrong:AL
1836
Camog,'a winding'
OD:AL
1908
Comagh; Cam Mágh, “crooked plain” [?]
MacGivney Leathanach: 86
2008
ˈkɑmək
Áit.

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