An Mothar Crom/Mohercrom

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An Mothar Crom

genitive: an Mhothair Chroim

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(Irish)

Mohercrom

(English)

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Hierarchy

county

An Cabhán/Cavan

barony

Clann Chaoich/Clankee

civil parish

Inis Caoin/Enniskeen

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the crooked thicket

Is cosúil gur bréagshanasaíocht faoi ndear an míniú áitiúil ‘Bothar crum’ pl:AL, ‘The Irish natives assert that Bohercrom was the ancient name’ OD:AL — tá tromlach na fianaise ar son mothar, m.sh. ‘Mohercrome’ Comm. Surv. (1652)

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53.9122, -6.89426latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1652	Mohercrome	Comm. Surv. LS RIA 14 B 7: Suirbhéireacht a rinneadh le linn an Chomhlathais (c.1652) ar fhormhór na mbailte fearainn i gContae an Chabháin. ‘Commonwealth Survey’ a bhaist lucht na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis air. Ní mhaireann ach cóip a rinneadh sa 19ú haois agus í sin tras-scríofa ag an mBrainse Logainmneacha. Ar fáil ar líne freisin ar www.cavantownlands.com.
1709	Moycrum Cornesase & Moycrum, 3 Carvaghs	Carvaghs Leathanach: 53 A List of the several Baronies and Parishes in the County of Cavan, with…Carvaghs contained in each Bliain: 1790, Nóta: Ní fios an dáta cruinn ach tá cuma i bhfad níos luaithe ar na foirmeacha ann ná 1790, Pubref: Henry Ireland, Teideal iomlán: A List of the several Baronies and Parishes in the County of Cavan, with all the Denominations of Land in each or Parish, Alphabetically arranged, Together, with Carvaghs contained in each Denomination; Carefully extracted from an Original Manuscript. MDCCIXO
1836	Botar crom, 'crooked road' "Bothar crom 'crooked road' is the present Irish name" [dúch];	dúch:AL Leathanach: Ca027,5 Foirm Ghaeilge (go hiondúil) nó nóta i ndúch, nach léir cé a scríobh
1836	Moycrum	BM:AL Leathanach: Ca027,5 Barony Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1830-40
1836	Moycrum	Old Doc. 1790:AL (Ca) Leathanach: Ca027,5 Old Document 1790, foinse in AL, Co. an Chabháin / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Co. Cavan.
1836	Mohercrome	Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca027,5 Commonwealth Survey, foinse in AL (Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook)
1836	Moorcrum	TAB Leathanach: Ca027,5 Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1836	Morecrum	Pratt, J.:AL Leathanach: Ca027,5 Pratt, J.:AL
1836	Mohercrome	Rec. Name:AL Leathanach: Ca027,5 Received Name in Ainmleabhar na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis (AL) Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1836	mothar crom?	dúch:AL Leathanach: Ca027,5 Foirm Ghaeilge (go hiondúil) nó nóta i ndúch, nach léir cé a scríobh
1836	Bothar crum	pl:AL Leathanach: Ca027,5 Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1836	More-cru/m "pronounced More-cru/m" [dúch];	pron.:AL Leathanach: Ca027,5 Pronunciation in AL Bliain: 1830-40
1836	Mohercrom "The Irish natives state that Bohercrom was the ancient name" [OD Nóta];	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca027,5 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	[Mohercrom] "Signification 'Big Hill'...There are three wells in this townland said to be equally as good in curing scorbulic diseases as Loughanalease. Stations have been performed heretofore at these wells by the peasantry, but are now discontinued." [Desc. Rem.];	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ca027,5 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1836	Machair crom, 'inclined plain'	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca027,5 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	Morecrum	BS:AL Leathanach: Ca027,5 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Moycrum	CM:AL Leathanach: Ca027,5 Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C

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