Placename Co. Kerry

[shanew147]

following extract is from a Royal Marine record, and shows a place of birth... any ideas where it refers to ?

posting on behalf of fifer1947

thanks,


Shane

[fifer1947]

Thank you for that Shane. 

I think the second word is Killarney (bad K) as the officer has written double "L" elsewhere with different sized letters.  Hopefully someone might recognise a place from the phonetic sound around the Killarney area. 

All suggestions gratefully received.   

[aghadowey]

There are lots of place in Killarney Poor Law Union, Co. Kerry that start with Caher... but only one in Killarney civil parish is Cahernane.

[shanew147]

for what's worth, my reading of the townland name is Coherciowar - so maybe something that sounds like that ?

I assume that Killarney in this case would either mean the post-town or maybe the civil parish, or poor law union



Shane

[annclare]

Shane
Agree with your reading but its a puzzle. if you play around with what might be a phonetic spelling of the place  the beginning is possibly Caher but nothing fits the ending. The only two that might come near seem to be Cahersavane and Cahersiveen/Caherciveen but I'm not convinced  either are possible.
annclare

[shanew147]

it does looks like Caherciveen if you squint - but that's over 60 km away from Killarney..


Shane

[fifer1947]

Thank you all for your input ...... boy it's a corker! 

[fifer1947]

Maybe a clue would help?? 

His father (also John) was a ferryman and this John my gt grandfather was a 21 year (at least) man with the Royal Marines.  So I'm thinking near water loch or sea with a ferry??

[shanew147]

Killarney is not that close to the sea... about 30km to ether Kilorglan or Kenmare

I think I mentioned Tarbert as a possibility before, but that's 70km to the north of Killarney.

Killarney is beside the lakes - I'm sure there were boats - but would there have been ferries ?


Shane