BROWSE
townland
Corr na Mainistreach
genitive: Chorr na Mainistreach
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cornamonaster
(English)

Glossary

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

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.785, -9.16516latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1830
Carnamonisther
Bald Leathanach: 19
1838
Carunnonisther
CM:AL Leathanach: ME133,8
1838
Cornamonnisther
Pasley, Rev. H.:AL Leathanach: ME133,8
1838
Cor na mainistear, 'round hill of the monastery'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME133,8
1838
Cor na mainistear
"Mayo was to be built here."
pl:AL Leathanach: ME133,8
1838
Cornamonaster
OC:AL Leathanach: ME133,8
1838
Cornamonnisther
BS:AL Leathanach: ME133,8

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