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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
*big Caonach
Caonach, 'mossy place'.
Tá dhá bhaile fearainn sa pharóiste seo darb ainm Caonach sa Ghaeilge (ceann díobh leathaistrithe go Béarla mar Mosstown, an ceann eile traslitrithe mar Keenagh); cuireadh an foirceann Mór leis an logainm seo chun iad a aithint ó chéile. - English
*big Caonach
Caonach, 'mossy place'.
There are two townlands in this parish with the Irish name Caonach (one of them half-translated to English as Mosstown, the other transliterated as Keenagh); the suffix Mór, 'big', was added to this placename for the purposes of differentiation.
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Historical references
1612 |
Kynagh
Féach Keenagh, Mosstown, Bar. Rathcline
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac. 1
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1629 |
Kynaghootra
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CPR Leathanach: 487b
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1629 |
Keenaghowtra
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1655 |
Edderagh?
bar Rathcline
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1655 |
Keenagheaghter
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BSD Leathanach: 145
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1659 |
Keenagh
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Cen. Leathanach: 460
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1660c |
Edderagh?
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BSD Leathanach: 128
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1813 |
Mosstown
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1813 |
Mosstown
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1836 |
Mosstown
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Rec. Name:AL Leathanach: Lo21
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1836 |
Mosstown
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OD:AL Leathanach: Lo21
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1836 |
Mosstown
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BS:AL Leathanach: Lo21
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1836 |
Mosstown
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Britton, Rev. G.:AL Leathanach: Lo21
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1836 |
Mosstown
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Robinson, J.:AL Leathanach (AL): Lo21
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1836 |
Mosstown
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HCER 1826:AL Leathanach: Lo21
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1836 |
Mosstown
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BS:AL Imleabhar: C118, Leathanach: 16
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1836 |
Mosstown
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1836 |
Mosstown
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1836 |
Mosstown
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1836 |
Mosstown
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1836 |
Caonach, 'moss the name of the town of Keenagh signifies moss'
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1908 |
Baile Caonach
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MacGivney Leathanach: 222
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2008 |
ˈmɑsˌtoun
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2008 |
ˈmɑsˌtoun
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