BROWSE
townland
Gobadach
genitive: Ghobadaí
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cooperhill or Gobbadagh
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    place of projections, points
    Na lúbanna san abhainn anseo atá i gceist leis an ainm

  • English

    place of projections, points
    The name refers to the bends in the river here

Centrepoint

54.1662, -8.46443latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
1633–6
Curra
Rentals: Wood-Martin II Leathanach: 146
1655–7
Coragh
DS
1660c
Corragh
BSD Leathanach: 111
1685c
Corrah
Hib. Del.
1749
Coopers Hill
Cen. of Elphin Leathanach: 496
1758
Gabeda
CGn. Leathanach: 192.463.12856
1759
Gubodagh als. Coopershill
LN Leathanach: 21 F 2
1767
Coopershill als. Gubodagh
LN Leathanach: 21 F 2
1802
Cooperhill
Stat. Surv. (Sl) Leathanach: 7
1824
Cooperhill
TAB Leathanach: (Faoi Ballysumaghan)
1836
Cooperhill
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl 017,7
1836
There is a fort in the N. & the south
Desc. Rem.:AL
1836
Cooperhill or Gobbadagh
OD:AL
1836
Gobadach “peaked, beaked” (Irish name)
OD:AL
1836
Gobadach
pl:AL
1836
Cooperhill [TCB dated 9thNov 1825]
TAB:AL
1938
Lios Brisleáin & Árd an Chumair [Ní hea; seo Cooper hill i par. Kilmacallan]
Elphin PN

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