Corr an Chait/Corrakit

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Hierarchy

townland

Corr an Chait

genitive: Chorr an Chait

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(Irish)

Corrakit

(English)

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Glossary

corr

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

Hierarchy

county

Lú/Louth

barony

Dún Dealgan Íochtarach/Dundalk Lower

civil parish

Cairlinn/Carlingford

Explanatory note

English

‘the round hill of the cat’

Centrepoint

54.0645, -6.27427latitude, longitude

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Archival records

Historical references

1612	Corkitt	Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.I Ionchoisní Chúige Laighean (1826) - Inquisitionum in officio rotulorum cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum repertorium I Bliain: 1595 -1698, Bliain: 1550C-1690
1659	Corkitt	Cen. Leathanach: 467 A census of Ireland, circa 1659: with supplementary material from the poll money ordinances (1660-1661), eag. S. Pender (1939) Bliain foilsithe: 1939, Údar: S. Pender, Áit foilsithe: Dublin
1777	Corkett	TS Foinse de chuid Chontae Lú Bliain: 1777
1836	Carrowkit	AL Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook. Le fáil sa Chartlann Náisiúnta / Available in the National Archives Bliain: 1830-42, Nóta: Féach réamhrá Logainmneacha na hÉireann I: Contae Luimnigh lch. xvi mar a dtugtar eolas faoin bhfoinse seo.
1836	carr an chait or corr' a chait, the cat's rocks	ON:AL James O'Neil of Clonlum in Killeavy Bliain: 1836c
1836	Carr a cait, the cats rock	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	Cor is a pit, a round hill	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1925	Corr-a-chait Línte as Toigh Chorr-a Chait: Aoibhinn duit, toigh Chorr-a-chait, acht uaigneach d'fhir as do mhná,/Ar ar cruthuigheadh thiar a's thoir, ar ar cruthuigheadh ó neamh go lár	A. S. Mhic Cuarta Amhráin Sheumais Mhic Cuarta. Eag. Lorcán Ua Muireadhaigh (1925) Bliain foilsithe: 1926

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