BROWSE
townland
An Currach Rua
genitive: an Churraigh Rua
(Irish)
Corracrow
(English)

Glossary

English marsh
rua, ruadh
English red; red place

Centrepoint

53.6692, -9.03311latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1607
? Corrogherü
Inq. Leathanach: i, 17
1830
Curraghroe
Bald Leathanach: 19
1838
Curracrow
BS:AL Leathanach: G034,1,25
1838
Curraghroe
CM:AL Uimhir: G034,1,25
1838
Corraghroe
BM:AL Leathanach: G034,1,25
1838
Corracrow
[Postmaster, Hollymount]
Postmaster:AL Leathanach: G034,1,25
1838
Cor a' chró, 'round hill of the hovel'
OD:AL Leathanach: G034,1,25
1838
Cor a chró
"Currach…ruadh" [scriosta]
pl:AL Leathanach: G034,1,25
1838
Corracrow
"'Corr-a-crow' not 'Curragh'." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: G034,1,25

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