BROWSE
townland
Bogwood or Carrowntogher
(English)

Centrepoint

53.7005, -8.04741latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1585
Carrowentobber?
CBC Leathanach: 158
1618
Carrowentogher
CPR Leathanach: 353a
1660c.
(?) Carrowclogher
BSD (RC) Leathanach: 43
1685
Carrologher?
Hib. Del.
1824
Bogwood
TAB
1837
Bogwood
BS:AL Leathanach: RC039,16
1837
Bog Wood
Edgeworth Map (AL) Leathanach: RC039,16
1837
Ceathramhadh an tóchair, 'quarter of the togher, causey or causeway'
OD:AL Leathanach: RC039,16
1837
Ceathramhadh an tochair
pl:AL Leathanach: RC039,16
1837
Bogwood or Carrowntogher
"But in good soothe Bogwood seems too modern and too silly a name to adopt at all" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: RC039,16
1837
[Carrowntogher or Bogwood]
"The western extremity of this townland consists of a great tract of bog. There are also a great portion of it rocks on the western extremity." [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: RC039,16

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