Corlust, County Armagh
Origin
Ir. Corr Loiscthe ‘burnt hill’
Background
The first element of this place-name corr means ‘a projection of some kind or another’, or ‘a pointed hill’ (Flanagan & Flanagan 1994, 61). In this place-name it probably refers to a peak of 349m that is located in townland (OSNI). The second element probably derives from loiscthe 'burnt' in the form Corr Loiscthe ‘burnt hill’ which is also the origin of Corlust in Co. Monaghan (logainm.ie).
References
Additional Information
Historical name form
| Old Form | Ref. Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Corlostie | 1609 | Esch. Co. Map 5.26 |
| Corlosty | 1611 | CPR Jas I 189a |
| Corlosty | 1613 | CPR Jas I 232b |
| Corloste | 1616 | Inq. Ult. (Armagh) $5 Jas. I |
| Corloste | 1623 | Inq. Ult. (Armagh) $8 Jas. I |
| Corlost | 1630 | Inq. Ult. (Armagh) $7 Car. I |
| Currinloste | 1657 | Inq. Arm. (Paterson) 229 |
| Corlosht | 1657c | Hib. Reg. |
| Corlosht | 1661 | BSD 4 |
| Corlost | 1664 | HMR Murray (1941) 127 |
| Corlost | 1664 | HMR Orior 424 |
| Corlosh | 1672c | Hib. Del. 28 |
| Corlust | 1732 | Reg. Deeds abstracts vol. i $466 |
| Corlist | 1760 | Rocque's Map (Coote) |
| Corlist Lough | 1760 | Rocque's Map (Coote) |
| Corlushk | 1830c | Bnd. Sur. (OSNB) NB 115 |
| Curlusk | 1830c | Prentis' MS (OSNB) NB 115 |
| Cor Lusca ""round hill of the cave or cavern"" | 1834? | J O'D (OSNB) NB 115 |
| Corlust | 1834? | Land agent (OSNB) NB 115 |
| Cur-lush | 1834? | OSNB Pron. NB 115 |
| Curlusk | 1834? | OSNB NB 115 |
| Cor-los-gan ""The Frog''s Pool"" | 1835 | Ballymore inf. NB 115 |
| Curlush | 1835 | Evans's Return (OSNB) NB 115 |
| ~Cor Lusea - Round Hill of the Cave or Cavern | 1835 | J O'D (OSNB) NB 115 |
- Barony
- Orior Lower
- Parish
- Ballymore
- Parish in 1851
- Ballymore
- Townland
- None
- Place name ID
- 11787
- Place name type
- T