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Calgach
genitive: Chalgaí
(Irish)
Colgagh
(English)

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county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

54.2822, -8.403latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
1618
Calgagh
CPR Leathanach: 407
1620
Calgagh
CPR Leathanach: 469a
1633–6
Calgagh
Rentals: Wood-Martin II Leathanach: 181
1655–7
Colgagh
DS
1659
Calgagh
Cen. Leathanach: 598
1660c
Colgagh
BSD Leathanach: 95
1665c
Callgagh
HMR Leathanach: 18
1665c
Callgagh
HMR Leathanach: 32
1685c
Clogagh
Hib. Del.
1749
Callagh
Cen. of Elphin Leathanach: 542
1750
Colgaugh or Culagh ? ()
Will Abstrs. Leathanach: I 145
1819
Cologagh
Larkin (Sl)
1830c
Colgha
TAB
1836
Grianan Calree is still retained in the country about Sligo; it is the name given to a hill in the Townland of Calgagh ... Grianan Calraighe ... ’Se Grianan Chalraighe Calcach, agus ‘se Grianan Chalgaigh an cnoc
LSO (Sl) Leathanach: 211
1836
Colga
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl009,17
1836
Colaga
Bar. Cess Bk.:AL
1836
Collogoragh
BM:AL
1836
Clogagh
Cooper Map:AL
1836
Further to the left is a R.C. Chapel
Desc. Rem.:AL
1836
Colga
Dodwell, G.:AL
1836
Colgagh
DS Ref.:AL
1836
Cologagh
Larkin (Sl):AL
1836
Colgragh
Local:AL
1836
Calgach “abounding in prickles or thorns”
OD:AL
1836
Colgagh
OD:AL
1836
Calgach
pl:AL
1938
Calgach
Elphin PN Leathanach: 30

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