BROWSE
townland
An Charraig Mhór
genitive: na Carraige Móire
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Rock Big
(English)

Glossary

English rock
English great, big

Centrepoint

52.7736, -6.14912latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1610
Carikbrak?
Speed
1641
the Rocke neare Arklow
Dep. 1641
1641
the Carigy
Dep. 1641
1642
Carigg
Dep. 1641
1642
the Rocke neare Arcklowe
Dep. 1641
1644
the Rock
Dep. 1641
1653
the Rocke, Rocke in the Lordship of Arklo e
Dep. 1641
1653
Rocke, the Rocke als. Carricke ... in the Irish quarter
Dep. 1641
1660c
Carrick
BSD (CM)
1668
The Rock
HMR (CM)
1702
the Rock
Bayly Papers
1760
Bigrock
Nevill 1760
1766
Rock
CGn.
1789
Rock of Arklow
Dublin Wills
1816
Arklow Rock
Gill (Wexford)
1818
Rock, Big Rock
CGn.
1825
Littlerock
TAB
1839
Bigrock
Allen Nevill Map:AL (CM) Leathanach: CM004,12
1839
Bigrock
GJP 1836:AL Leathanach: CM004,12
1839
Big Rock
TAB Leathanach: CM004,12
1839
Big Rock
"See Page 11" [dúch];
Cess Bk:AL Leathanach: CM004,12
1839
Big Rock Townland
Rec. Name:AL Leathanach: CM004,12
1839
Bigrock
OC:AL Leathanach: CM004,12
1839
[Rock Big]
"The antiquity is St. Divers Well in the south extremity." [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: CM004,12

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