Droim Chorra/Drumcor

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Hierarchy

townland

Droim Chorra

genitive: Dhroim Chorra

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(Irish)

Drumcor

(English)

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Glossary

droim, drom

English ridge

Hierarchy

county

An Cabhán/Cavan

barony

Lucht Tí Uachtarach/Loughtee Upper

municipal district

An Cabhán–Béal Tairbirt/Cavan–Belturbet

civil parish

An Chill Mhór/Kilmore

electoral division

Coillidh Chaoin/Killykeen

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

(the) ridge of —
Ní cinnte brí chorra anseo cé go bhfuil an fhianaise breá soiléir ar a shon. D’fhéadfaí ainm pearsanta nó ainmfhocal a chur san áireamh.
English

(the) ridge of —
The evidence clearly shows chorra although the meaning is unclear; it could be either a personal name or a common noun.

Centrepoint

53.986, -7.43893latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1606	? Dromkorry	CPR Calendar of Patent Rolls of James I Bliain: 1603–23, Pubref: BÁC, 1966, Teideal iomlán: Irish Patent Rolls of James I: Facsimile of the Irish Record Commission's Calendar prepared prior to 1830
1609	Dremhore	MEC Maps of the Escheated Counties in Ireland, 1609–10 Bliain foilsithe: 1861, Foilsitheoir: An tSuirbhéireacht Ordanáis, Áit foilsithe: Southampton
1609	? Dromcorry	CPR Calendar of Patent Rolls of James I Bliain: 1603–23, Pubref: BÁC, 1966, Teideal iomlán: Irish Patent Rolls of James I: Facsimile of the Irish Record Commission's Calendar prepared prior to 1830
1652	Dromchorra	Comm. Surv. 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.
1660c	Dromcoragh	BSD (Ca) Book of Survey and Distribution, County Cavan Áit: Cartlann Náisiúnta
1667	Drumcorre (part)	ASE Leathanach: 162 Abstracts of Grants of Lands..under the Acts of Settlement and Explanation, A.D.1666-1684 (Appendix to Fifteenth Annual Report from the Commissioners of Public Records of Ireland, 45-280; 1825) Bliain: 1666-84
1700c	Drumcor	Carvaghs 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	Drumcorr	BS:AL Leathanach: Ca039,56 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Drumcor	Co. List 1790:AL Leathanach: Ca039,56 Co. List 1790, foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1836	Drumcor	Co. Table:AL Leathanach: Ca039,56 Foinse in AL - County Table 1824 Bliain: 1832-40
1836	Drumcor	HCER 1826:AL Leathanach: Ca039,56 House of Commons Education Report 1826 as AL Bliain: 1835
1836	Drumcoragh	DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: Ca039,56 DS (reference), foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook:AL
1836	Dromcoragh	DS Map:AL Leathanach: Ca039,56 Down Survey, foinse in AL (Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook).
1836	Druim corr, 'ridge of the cranes' "(local)" [dúch];	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca039,56 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	Drumco//r "co//rr" [pl];	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca039,56 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	[Drumcor] "There is a R.C. chapel near the S. side of the townland and an old fort near the centre." [Desc. Rem.];	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ca039,56 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40

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