BROWSE
townland
Com Earcáin
genitive: Chom Earcáin
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Coomarkane
(English)

Glossary

English hollow, coomb

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

51.7358, -9.62147latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1764
Coomurkane
Bantry Papers Leathanach: 2, 64
1824
Coomerkane
CGn. Leathanach: 791.478.536213
1825
Coomerkane
CGn. Leathanach: 808.43.544778
1828
Coomirkane
TAB Leathanach: 31
1833
Cumarkane
p. Adrigole
BPR Leathanach: 4287
1841
Com arachán
pl:AL Leathanach: Co197,18
1841
Cummur
Dep. 1652:AL Leathanach: Co197,18
1841
Comercoin
BS:AL Leathanach: Co197,18
1841
Comerkane
Bar. Cess Bk.:AL Leathanach: Co197,18
1841
Coomirkaun
TAB Leathanach: Co197,18
1841
Coomarkane
O'Sullivan, P.:AL Leathanach: Co197,18
1841
Coomarkane
"The prefix 'com' which signifies a hollow or mountain glen is sometimes anglicised 'coum'." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: Co197,18
1841
Coomarkane
OD:AL Leathanach: Co197,18
1841
Com Arcáin, 'Arkin's hollow'
OD:AL Leathanach: Co197,18
1980
Cúm Orcáin, -Oragáin
coomb of wild marjoram ... cf Sherkin Island, Inis Orcáin, island of wild marjoram.
JCAHS Leathanach: 85.105

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