BROWSE
townland
Carraig Leice
genitive: Charraig Leice
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Carrickleck
(English)

Glossary

English rock
English flat stone or rock, flagstone

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53.8693, -6.76116latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1540c
Carikeclick, Carikeglicke
20s terely upon Carikeclick & Dromdill … on Carikeglicke & Dromdill in the countie of Myth … Christ. Plunket of Rathmore for his lafull diffence against the Irish men … Crown Survey 262
Crown Surv.
1615
Carrickleke
Grant…to Christopher, archbishop of Armagh…The manor of Killmoone, in Duleeke, a house… Athboy rect, Cawseston ows. Ballintogher; in or near Trim, a tenement..the manor of Nobber…Julianston and Carrickleke…Inishkeene.., CPR 273-4
CPR
1617
Carikleeick (Cloghreagh & ...), Cariklek (... & Cloghreagh) (Christ. Armaghan' Archiepisc)
CHRIST ARMAGHAN' ARCHIEP1SC tenet 2 part' m tres Sartes dividend' de öibj svic', iurib;, regalilat' &c. maner' de iobber' in со' Mid'.— … CHRIST' FLEMING BARO de SLANE tenet 8 poul' ter' in Molaghmorgh & Karkeagh, ut de diet' maner', p fidelitat' & anual' reddit' … exterior' pte de Cloghreagh & Carikleeick juxta le Nobbir ßd' ex pte borial', usque ad Risseston ex pte occidental', & deinde usque ad flumen de Boine ex pte austral', & abinde usque ad exterior' ptem ter' de Crusseston, & sic ad exterior' ptem de Cloghreagh ex pte occidental' … de le termon lands in Cariklek & Cloghreagh infra diet' baron i â de Margallen ; Inq.JI 21
Inq.
1620
Carrickleeke (Chris. archbishop of Armagh)
Grant to Chris…archbishop of Armagh…The manor of Kilmoone…1 mess. And a backside, and 11a in fields and parish of Duleek, lately in the tenure of Thomas Staples; Athboy church,the lands of Cawsetowne als. Ballintogher…the manor of Nobber, the lands of Julianstown and Carrickleeke CPR 477
CPR
1654
Carrick Lick (... & Drumgill 12 Pooles)
Bishop of Ardmagh. Acres 760. Lch.336.
CS V
1654
Carricklick
Lch.333.
CS V
1654
Carickglicke
Cloghmacow ... Bounded on the East with the land of Clochreigh on the South with the land of Possixtown & Cregg on the west with the land of Old Garmenagh and on the North with the land of Carickglicke. <br> Lch. 334.
CS V
1655-7
Carrickleeke
Talamh eaglasta.
DS
1827
Carrickleck
TAB
1836
Carrickleck
BS:AL Leathanach: Mí041,16
1836
Carrickleck
CM:AL Leathanach: Mí041,16
1836
Carrickleck
dúch dearg:AL Leathanach: Mí041,16
1836
Carikleeick
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Mí041,16
1836
Cariklek
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Mí041,16
1836
Carraic leic', 'rock of the flag, or flat surface'
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí041,16
1836
[Carrickleck]
"…here are 5 forts…including Sallow and Dunroe Forts, near the East end is a hedge school…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Mí041,16
1836
Carrickleck
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí041,16
1836
Carrick-leck
pron.:AL Leathanach: Mí041,16
1841
Charraic Leic [g.]
1841c. Dán an tSagáirt Méise Charraic Leic <br> Carrickleck is a large solid rock of freestone famous for the quantity of millstones, tombstones, window-stools, gate-piers, columns, and carved stone for different uses … This was part of the above rock which nearly resembled a human form and therefore it was called by the neighbouring inhabitants Sagart Méise Charraig Leic … Ollscoil Dhún Éideann (Gallegan MS, innéacs, É. Ó Tuathail in JLAS VII, uimh.3, 4 (anno 1931, 32). 202.
Ollscoil Dhún Éideann Uimhir: LS Uí Ghealacáin

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