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county
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civil parish
townland
Tobercurry
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Other names
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54.0545, -8.71697latitude, longitude
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1633–6 |
Toberecorra
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Rentals: Wood-Martin II Leathanach: 182
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1655–7 |
Tobbercorry
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1685c |
Tobercorry
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1802 |
Tobercurry
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Stat. Surv. (Sl) Leathanach: 26
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1819 |
Tubbercurry
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1827 |
Tobercory
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1836 |
Tubbercurry
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BS:AL Leathanach: Sl002,151
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1836 |
Tubbercurry
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1836 |
The property of Daniel Jones Esqr, P. Nolan Esqr & Mrs ODonnell ... The town or village of T.Curry built partly in 1756, a Church built 1833, & a Roman Catholick chapel built 1822, stands in this townland.
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1836 |
Has its name from a well which tradition says was formerly placed convenient to and was supplied by its waters, being used by Druids, hence it is called Tobar a Choire, i.e., Fons Lebetis.
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LSO Leathanach: 389
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1836 |
Tubbercurry
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1836 |
Tobar a choire “well of the cauldron”
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1836 |
Tobercurry
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1836 |
Tubercory
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1836 |
Tob[.]r C[.]rr[..]g
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1836 |
It received this name from a well, which is in Tobbercurry village, itself having derived its name from a boiler, coire, which being fixed near the well was supplied by its waters...It is said Druids made [...] [purpose] [pl. ‘denomination’ (dúch) os cionn ‘name’ san abairt seo]
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1836 |
Tobar a choire
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1836 |
Tubbercurry
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1836 |
Tubbercurry
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