BROWSE
townland
Corr Fhada
genitive: Chorr Fhada
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Corfad
(English)

Centrepoint

53.8302, -7.01682latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1609
Polatrach Corrada
MEC
1609
Pol Itra coriada
MEC
1610
Pollowtracorrada, 1 poll; Pollieghtracorrada, 1 poll
CPR
1655
Crowfad and Meltran
DS
1660c
Corfad & Mellran
BSD (Ca)
1662
Pullaotracoradda al’ Corfaddaitragh 1 partic’ ter’
Inq. Ult.
1662
Pollixtragh al’ Corradda al’ Corfadeightra 1 partic’
Inq. Ult.
1700c
Corfadda
Carvaghs
1836
[Corfad]
"It has 2 forts" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ca053,21
1836
Longfield
CM:AL Leathanach: Ca053,21
1836
Corfadda
BM:AL Leathanach: Ca053,21
1836
Longfield
BM:AL Leathanach: Ca053,21
1836
Corfadda
Carvaghs, Book of:AL Leathanach: Ca053,21
1836
Curfodd
Irwin, J.:AL Leathanach: Ca053,21
1836
Curfod
Local:AL Leathanach: Ca053,21
1836
Longfield
Local:AL Leathanach: Ca053,21
1836
Longfield
Church Rate Bk.:AL Leathanach: Ca053,21
1836
Cor fada, 'long hill'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca053,21
1836
Currofed
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca053,21
1836
Corfad
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca053,21
1836
Curfodd alias Longfield
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca053,21
1836
Corfadda
CM:AL Leathanach: Ca053,21
2011
ˌko̤rˈfɑd
"C., beside Cloghergoole."
Áit.
2011
ko̤rˈfad
"Corr was a field, and fada /fɑdə/ was long, so they called it Longfield now. More or less Longfield now."; "Saint Killian's Well at Longfield Bridge"
Áit. Cainteoir: 4, Uimhir : T01
2011
ˈlɑŋˌfiːld
Ceist: Does Corfad go by 'Longfield' as well? "No, no, Longfield is another area." Nearby, though? "Yes."
Áit. Cainteoir: 7, Uimhir : T01
2011
ˌko̤rˈfaˑd
Áit. Cainteoir: 7, Uimhir : T01

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