BROWSE
townland
Corr an Chaisil
genitive: Chorr an Chaisil
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Corcashel
(English)

Glossary

English stone ring-fort
English round hill, pointed hill, hollow; pointed, conspicuous, odd

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the round hill of the stone ring-fort

Centrepoint

54.0774, -7.33437latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1609
Corcashell
MEC
1610
Corcashell
Hill, Plantation
1652
Corrachashell
Comm. Surv.
1660c
Corhashell 1 Pole
BSD (Ca) Leathanach: 213
c.1700
corcashill
Carvaghs Leathanach: 55
1770
Corkoshil
Belturbet Corp. Sales Book A.D.1770
Walker
1825
Curkeshel
TAB
1836
Corkesile
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,46
1836
Corcashel
BS:AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,46
1836
Corcashill
Printed List 1790:AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,46
1836
Corcashel
BM:AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,46
1836
Corcashel
CM:AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,46
1836
Carkoshel
["August 1825"];
TAB Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,46
1836
Cur[.]shill
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,46
1836
Corcashell
Clarke Map 1811:AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,46
1836
Corcashill
GJ Assess. 1824:AL (Ca) Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,46
1836
Cor a' chaisil, 'pit or round hill of the stone fort'
OD:AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,46
1836
Parsonstowne alias Corcashell
Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,46
1836
Corcashel
OD:AL Leathanach: AL_Annagh,1,46

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