Coimheád Uachtarach/Kevit Upper or Castlecosby

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townland

Coimheád Uachtarach

genitive: Choimheád Uachtarach

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(Irish)

Kevit Upper or Castlecosby

(English)

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Hierarchy

county

An Cabhán/Cavan

barony

Clann Mhathúna/Clanmahon

civil parish

An Chill Mhór/Kilmore

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

watching(-hill)
Cnoc ar theorainn na barúntachta. Cf. bf Cluain Coimheáda, par. Dhroim Lomáin.
Gaeilge

watching(-hill)
On the barony boundary.

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53.9569, -7.41541latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1609	Cummead	MEC Maps of the Escheated Counties in Ireland, 1609–10 Bliain foilsithe: 1861, Foilsitheoir: An tSuirbhéireacht Ordanáis, Áit foilsithe: Southampton
1652	Cavett	Comm. Surv. 17 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.
1657	Cavatt	DS Down Survey (Barony Maps - Hiberniae Regnum, 1654, cóipeanna a rinne an tSuirbhéireacht Ordanáis ó na bunchóipeanna i bPáras, 1908) Bliain foilsithe: 1655-7
1660c	Cavat	BSD (Ca) 232 Book of Survey and Distribution, County Cavan Áit: Cartlann Náisiúnta
1685	Crevet	Hib. Del. Hiberniæ Delineatio, William Petty Bliain foilsithe: 1685, Bliain foilsithe: 1685, Foilsitheoir: Irish University Press (1969)
1700c	Cavett	Carvaghs Leathanach: 34 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	[Castlecosby or Kevit Upper] "Castle Cosby which is built on the ruins of the seat of the ancient family of Cosby (now extinct) is a handsome [madrin] edifice, and along with the townland is at present for sale...There is the remains of three Danish forts near the centre of the townland." [Desc. Rem.];	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ca040,68 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1836	Cavett	Co. List 1790:AL Leathanach: Ca040,68 Co. List 1790, foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1836	Kevitt Upper alias Castlecosby	BS:AL Leathanach: Ca040,68 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Kevit	pl:AL Leathanach: Ca040,68 Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1836	Kevit "Local pronunciation" [duch];	pron.:AL Leathanach: Ca040,68 Pronunciation in AL Bliain: 1830-40
1836	Kevit "made Covit in Derry, Commeda in Down - frequently occurs" [dúch];	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca040,68 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	Cavett	Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca040,68 Commonwealth Survey, foinse in AL (Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook)
1836	Caislen coimheda, 'castle of the guard or watch'	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca040,68 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	Castle Coad	O'Reilly Pedig.:AL Leathanach: Ca040,68 O'Reilly Pedigree, foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks
1836	Castlecosby	CM:AL Leathanach: Ca040,68 Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1836	Castle Cosby	T&S:AL Leathanach: Ca040,68 T&S:AL
1836	Kiffit	Co. Table:AL Leathanach: Ca040,68 Foinse in AL - County Table 1824 Bliain: 1832-40

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