Irish local names explained

34 Irkh Local Names exj^Iamed.
low or valley of the horses ; from the practice of
sending horses to graze in it.
CoomydufFnear Killarney ;
Cum-ui-Dhuilh [Coomywiv],
O'Duff's valley; usually but erroneously translated.
Black valley.
Coos, Coose; cuas, a cave.
Coosan, Coosane, Coosaun ;
little cave.
Cor, Corr. This word has several meanings, but it
generally signifies a round hill.
Corballis, Corbally ; odd townland : cor here means odd.
Corbeagh ; round hill of the birch {heith).
Corcoraohide in Limerick ; Corca-Ifuichet (Book of Lis-
more), the race {corca) of Muichet, one of the disciples
of the druid, Mogh Ruith.
Corcomroe, barony of, in Clare ; Corca-Modhruadh or
Corcomruadh [Corcomrua : Book of Leinster], the
race {cored) of Alodhruadh, son of queen Maev.
Connemara.)
(See
Corcreevy ; branchy hill. Craebh [creeve], a branch.
Cordangan; fortified cor or round hill.
Cordarragh ; round hill of the oak (dai'r).
CordufF; black round hill.
Corgarve ; rough round hill (garbh).
Corglass ; green round hill [glas).
the meeting of two rivers.
Corick ;
Cork ; Corcach, a marsh. The city grew round a monastery
founded in the sixth century on the edge of
a marsh, by St. Finbar ; and even yet a part of the
city is called the Marsh.
Corkagh ; the same name as Cork.
Corkaguiny, barony of, in Kerry; Corca-Duibhne (divny:
O'Dugan], the race {corca) of Duibhne, son of Carbery
Muse, who was son of Conary II., king
from A. D. 158 to 165. D changed to ^ :
of Ireland
seepage4.
Corkaree, barony of, in Westmeath; Corca Raeidhe [llee:
O'Dugan], the race {corca) of Fiacha Raidhe [Feeha
Ree], grandson of Felimy the Lawgiver, king of Ireland
from A. D. Ill to 119.
Corkeeran, Corrakeeran ; the round hill of the heerant
or quicken trees {caerthainn).
Corkey; the same name as Cork and Corkagh.