BROWSE
civil parishtownland
Cuas Dubh
genitive: Chuas Dubh
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Coolstuff
(English)

Glossary

dubh, dú-, duí-
English black
English hollow; cove, creek

Centrepoint

52.3259, -6.60536latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1172–6
Chusduf
Chart. Mary's Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 153
1172–6
Cusduf
Chart. Mary's Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 151
1200c.
Cusduf
Chart. Mary's Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 158, 161, 169
1551
Coulstofe
CPCR
1616
Custuffe Parish (Pierce Hore, Furlongstown)
92
Ferns Wills
1634
Ouldcoalstuffe, Oult-Coulstuffe, Litell-Coulstuffe
Inq. Lag. Alt: 98 C I
1635
Ballintlea, Coolestuffe Parish
McNicholas, John. 100
Ferns Wills
1654
Custuffe Parish
CS (LG) Leathanach: 97
1654
Cusduffe
1654 Begins at ditch meering Bantry on Knocktooder of Dungeare...southeast half mile then east to a highway meering with Ballykenegan and Harristowne half a mile thence to Cassaghduffe and through the Moore meering with Tomcoole eastward one mile...the eastward to Aghnagrah, from thence south to Cusduffe to highway from Tamon...through Bogg to lower end of Blaseknock mearing with Bargie one mile thence north to the the Cawsye of Ballynegallagh then southward through the Moore to the fford of Ashestowne and through a Redd moore to the ditch meering betweene Aghermon & Bargie westward leading to the Streame of Tullakennay one mile and three quarters thence northwest through a Moore to the ditch on the south side of Knockenemressin meering betwixt the land of Ardenegh and Knockcortan and by that ditch westward to the stream of Slevey one mile and 1\4 thence through a moore morthwest to the River of Pill one mile meering with Ballymittie parish thence norward along the Pill to Aghnecorry neere the Brodge of Dongeare therr miles meering with the parish of Horetowne thence to the ditch of Knocktudor mearing wth the parish of Kilgarvan and Bantry... CS
CS (LG)
1655
Custuffe
DS
1816
Coolstuffe
Gill (Wexford)
1840
Baile an Aird 'town of the height or hill'
OD:AL
1840
Coolstuff
BS:AL
1840
Coolstuffe
Hore, H.:AL (LG)
1840
Coolstuffe
Richards, Rev. G.:AL (LG) (Cuas Dubh)
1840
Coolstuffe alias Ballinard
Richards, Rev. G.:AL (LG) (Cuas Dubh)
1840
Cul Dubh 'black back or hill; stuff is not Irish'
OD:AL
1840
Culstuffe Church
Will 1677:AL (LG)

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